Geographic distribution and clinical description of leishmaniasis cases in Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 312-317

  Lucas, Carmen M ^a   Franke, Eileen D ^b   Cachay, Marlene I ^a   Tejada, Abelardo ^c   Cruz, Maria E ^d   Kreutzer, Richard D ^d   Barker, Douglas C ^e   McCann, Sharon H E ^e   Watts, Douglas M ^a  

^a Virology Program   (Peru)

^b Box 115   (Peru)

^c Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos   (Peru)

^d University of Cambridge ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERU; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0031705762     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.312     Document Type: Article

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