The discovery of Chagas disease: Progress and prejudice

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-260

  Miles, Michael A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECG ABNORMALITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART; HUMAN; MEGACOLON; MEGAESOPHAGUS; NONHUMAN; PANSTRONGYLUS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PORTRAITS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 2442591972     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2004.01.005     Document Type: Review

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