Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 543-550

  Pérez Rodríguez, Antonio E ^a   Pereira, Carlota ^a   Hernández, Flora Olga ^a   Lago, Pedro Más ^a   Balmaseda, Angel ^a   Menéndez, Reinaldo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Coxsackie virus; Cuba; Epidemic neuropathy; Epidemiological study; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

COXSACKIEVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CUBA; ENTEROVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUBA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROVIRUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030224311     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000500002     Document Type: Article

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