Prognostic factors for death from visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Brazil

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Werneck, G L ^a   Batista, M S A ^b   Gomes, J R B ^c   Costa, D L ^b   Costa, C H N ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Casa Máter   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS MODEL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0038792351     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-003-3139-9     Document Type: Article

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