The health and economic impact of dengue in Latin America

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Torres, Jaime R ^a   Castro, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Dengue; Health care costs; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LATIN AMERICA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847070078     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2007001300004     Document Type: Article

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