The patterns of disease in Africa
Gelfand, M.
Central African Journal of Medicine 17(4): 69-78
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-9176 PMID: 5556879 Document Number: 42267
The differences in disease patterns between Africans and Europeans are discussed and the greater exposure of Africans to parasitism is considered as one of the factors possibly giving rise to these differences. Responses to helminth infection and to treatment are also discussed.
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