Visceral leishmaniasis in Afghanistan

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-246

  Leslie, Toby ^a   Saleheen, Sarah ^b   Sami, Mohammad ^b   Mayan, Ismail ^b   Mahboob, Najibullah ^c   Fiekert, Kathy ^b,c   Lenglet, Annick ^b   Ord, Rosalynn ^a   Reithinger, Richard ^b  

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

^b Health Net International   (Afghanistan)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIMONY; MILTEFOSINE;

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MALARIA; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFGHANISTAN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 33746849858     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060202     Document Type: Article

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