Regression of hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children after praziquantel treatment and three years of greatly reduced exposure to Schistosoma mansoni
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 99 (2), 150-160
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.06.009
Abstract
Summary. Evaluating regression of morbidity associated with parasitic infections is an important component of community-based control programmes. We performedKeywords
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