The leishmaniases - Survival and expansion in a changing world. A mini-review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 541-546

  Shaw, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Leishmaniasis; Migration; Social stress; Travel; Visceral; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548456082     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007000500001     Document Type: Review

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