Case-control study of armadillo contact and Hansen's disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 962-967

  Clark, Brychan M ^b   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Horvath, Lynn L ^a   Deye, Gregory A ^c   Rasnake, Mark S ^d   Longfield, Robert N ^e  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mike o'Callaghan Federal Hospital   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRTHPLACE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; MEXICO; SQUIRREL;

ARMADILLO; AVES; CERVIDAE; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 47049098122     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.962     Document Type: Article

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