Ultrasound study of liver disease caused by Schistosoma mansoni in rural Zambian schoolchildren

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni‐related liver disease in school‐age children who live beside the Zambezi River in the Chitokoloki district, North Western Province, Zambia. Methods: Liver ultrasounds of school students from the Chitokoloki day school, grades 1–12, were pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology 2012-08, Vol.56 (4), p.390-397
Hauptverfasser:	Strahan, Rodney, Chiyesu, Kan' ombi, Schneider-Kolsky, Michal E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Animals Child Child, Preschool Female hepatobiliary imaging Humans Liver Diseases, Parasitic - diagnostic imaging Liver Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Liver Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Male paediatric imaging Prevalence Schistosoma mansoni Schistosoma mansoni - isolation & purification Schistosomiasis mansoni - diagnostic imaging Schistosomiasis mansoni - epidemiology Schistosomiasis mansoni - parasitology Students - statistics & numerical data Ultrasonography ultrasound Young Adult Zambia - epidemiology
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