Health Education Approaches to Control Urinary Schistosomiasis In Developing Countries
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Title Health Education Approaches to Control Urinary Schistosomiasis In Developing Countries Author(s) Moji, Kazuhiko; Takemoto, Tai-Ichiro; Shimada, Masaaki; Aoki, Yoshiki; Karama, Mohamed; Kisingu, Wilfred; Mascie-Taylor, C.G.N. Citation Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 1998, 43(3-4), p.1-11 Issue Date 1998-12-16 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/16110 Right NAOSITE: Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE
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