Development of a brazilian nanoencapsulated drug for schistosomiasis treatment

• Main Authors: Laís Bastos da Fonseca (Author), Alessandra Lifsitch Viçosa (Author), Ana Carolina Alves Mattos (Author), Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho (Author), Neusa Araújo (Author), Helena Pereira da Silva Zamith (Author), Nadia Maria Volpato (Author), Márcio Nele (Author), José Carlos Costa da Silva Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that, according to the World Health Organization, constitutes a major public health problem associated with severe morbidity, mostly children in preschool age. The administration of drugs in children always constitutes a difficult task, especially when formulat...