Trypanosoma brucei gambiense African trypanosomiasis: differences between men and women in severity of disease and response to treatment
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 96 (4) , 421-426
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90380-9
Abstract
To compare the characteristics of women and men with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis, all 3231 cases treated in Nioki hospital, DemocratKeywords
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