A cross-sectional study on urogenital schistosomiasis in children; haematuria and proteinuria as diagnostic indicators in an endemic rural area of Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 390-396

  Morenikeji, Olajumoke ^a   Quazim, Junaid ^a   Omoregie, Claire ^a   Hassan, Adesola ^a   Nwuba, Roseangela ^a   Anumudu, Chiaka ^a   Adejuwon, Sunday ^a   Salawu, Oyetunde ^a   Jegede, Ayodele ^a   Odaibo, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haematuria; Nigeria; Proteinuria; Schistosomaisis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UROGENITAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84902304049     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i2.15     Document Type: Article

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