Water-based interventions for schistosomiasis control

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 246-254

  Evan Secor, William ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Elimination; Schistosomiasis; Snail; Transmission; Water

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ASCORBIC ACID; GABAPENTIN; PLACEBO; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; FRESH WATER;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE CONSUMPTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRURITUS; PULSE OXIMETRY; RAMSAY SEDATION SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE ERADICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE VECTORS; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAILS;

EID: 84919644616     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773214Y.0000000149     Document Type: Article

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