Molecular research and the control of Chagas disease vectors

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 437-454

  Abad Franch, Fernando ^a,b   Monteiro, Fernando A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO LEÔNIDAS E MARIA DEANE   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Chagas disease; DNA; Molecular systematics; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 24344484749     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652005000300007     Document Type: Article

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