Chagas disease in Texas: Recognizing the significance and implications of evidence in the literature

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-79

  Hanford, Elaine Jennifer ^a,b   Zhan, F Benjamin ^a   Lu, Yongmei ^a   Giordano, Alberto ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Environmental Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; GIS; Health; Immigrants; Texas; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; INSECT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 34249867019     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.041     Document Type: Article

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