Chagas Disease, from Discovery to Control - and Beyond: History, Myths and Lessons to Take Home

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 3-16

  Morel, Carlos M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Control; Discovery; Research and development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; RESEARCH;

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0033254192     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761999000700002     Document Type: Article

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