01011nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001800084653001000102653001100112653001100123653001200134653000900146653001900155653001700174653001100191100001800202245002800220300000900248490000700257520046700264022001400731 1982 d c1982 Feb-Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAntimalarials10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aMalaria10aMale10aMass Screening10aSplenomegaly10aZambia1 aLowenthal M N00aSplenomegaly in Zambia. a15-70 v163 a
In this paper is reported the results of spleen surveys carried out as the opportunity arose in various groups in Zambia during the period January 1965 to October 1968. The lowest spleen rates were found in urban workers and in long stay adults in leprosy and psychiatric hospitals. The highest rates were in rural school children and children in a rural hospital. Intermediate between these groups were adults in an urban and in a rural general hospital.
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