Cutaneous manifestations of anthrax in rural Haiti

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Smego Jr , Raymond A ^a   Gebrian, Bette ^b   Desmangels, Gilbert ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Haitian Health Foundation   (Haïti)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 17344364100     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516268     Document Type: Article

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