Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis in field-based studies: a combined clinical and sonographic definition
A combined clinical and sonographic classification of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni to be used in field-based studies is proposed herein. Seven hundred forty one individuals out of 892 (83%), living in an area endemic for schistosomiasis in Brazil, have been ubmitted to clinical and ultrasou...
Main Authors: | José Roberto Lambertucci, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Rogério Augusto Pinto-Silva, José Carlos Serufo, Rogério Gerspacher-Lara, Sandra Costa Drummond, Carlos Maurício Antunes, Vandack Nobre, Abdunnabi Rayes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2001-09-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900022 |
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