S. haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: a cross-sectional study of children in South Africa.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on March 21, 2013

Authors

Ingrid Elise Amlie Hegertun1, Kristin Marie Sulheim Gundersen, Elisabeth Kleppa, Siphosenkosi Gift Zulu, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Jane D Kvalsvig, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

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