The effect of Schistosoma mansoni infection on child morbidity in the State in Bahia, Brazil: II — Analysis at the individual level

The present investigation was carried out on a sample of 840 children (5 to 16 years old) from ten small towns of the State of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. The objetive was to study, by using a cross sectional methodology, the evolution of schistosomiasis morbidity (hepatic and splenic enlargement)...

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Main Authors: Mauricio L. Barreto, Sebastião Loureiro, Ailton S. Melo, Carlos Frederico D. Anjos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1985-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651985000400001&lng=en&tlng=en