Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in three rural communities in Guatemala

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-116

  Greer, George J ^a   Nix, Nancy A ^a   Cordón Rosales, Celia ^a   Hernández, Beatriz ^a   MacVean, Charles M ^a   Powell, Malcolm R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Guatemala)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; RURAL SOCIETY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; SEROPREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

CHIQUIMULA DEPARTMENT; GUATEMALA;

EID: 0032851662     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891999000700005     Document Type: Article

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