Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 9 , Pages 540-543 , September 2004

Is praziquantel therapy safe during pregnancy?

  • Ishag Adam

      Affiliations

    • New Halfa Hospital, P.O. Box 61, New Halfa, Sudan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +249-421-22101/249-421-21880; fax: +249-421-22070.
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  • El Taib Elwasila

      Affiliations

    • New Halfa Hospital, P.O. Box 61, New Halfa, Sudan
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  • Mamoun Homeida

      Affiliations

    • The Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

Received 23 June 2003 ,Revised 5 January 2004 ,Accepted 12 January 2004.

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PII: S0035-9203(04)00107-5

doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.01.001

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 9 , Pages 540-543 , September 2004

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