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Some Remarks on the Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Schistosomiasis in Central Africa

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Bilharziasis

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Much of what I am going to talk about remains conjecture. It is a pity, but this is the situation and if it were otherwise, there would be no reason for a meeting such as this.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Rhodesia, Salisbury, Rhodesia

    Michael Gelfand

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  1. Division of Special and General Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Veterans Administration Central Laboratory for Anatomic Pathology and Research, Washington, D. C., USA

    F. K. Mostofi M.D. (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer) (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer)

  2. Georgetown Medical School, Washington, D. C., USA

    F. K. Mostofi M.D. (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer) (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer)

  3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    F. K. Mostofi M.D. (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer) (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer)

  4. International Academy of Pathology, Washington, D. C., USA

    F. K. Mostofi M.D. (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer) (Chief, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Secretary- Treasurer)

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Gelfand, M. (1967). Some Remarks on the Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Schistosomiasis in Central Africa. In: Mostofi, F.K. (eds) Bilharziasis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49777-3_12

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