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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 95, 2001 - Issue 7
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Determinants of hepato- and spleno-megaly in Hunan, China: cross-sectional survey data from areas endemic for schistosomiasis

D. B. YuHunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Regions, Huabanqiao Road, Yueyang, Hunan414000, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. G. P. RossAustralian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, P.O. Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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G. M. WilliamsAustralian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, P.O. Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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Y. S. LiHunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Regions, Huabanqiao Road, Yueyang, Hunan414000, China, and Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, P.O. Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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D. P. McManusAustralian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, P.O. Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
Pages 707-713 | Received 12 Jun 2001, Accepted 30 Aug 2001, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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