Controlled field trials of a vaccine against new world cutaneous leishmaniasis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 572-580

  Antunes, Carlos M F ^a   Mayrink, Wilson ^a   Magalhaes, Paulo A ^a   Costa, Carlos A ^a   Melo, Maria N ^a   Dias, Magno ^a   Michalick, Marilene S M ^a   Williams, Paul ^a   Lima, Antonio Oliveira ^a   Vieira, Joao B F ^a   Schettini, Antonio P M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA VACCINE; PLACEBO; VACCINE;

BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINES;

EID: 0022852275     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/15.4.572     Document Type: Article

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