The elimination of Chagas' disease from Brazil

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1153-1164

  Massad, Ed ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELDRIN; INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; PYRETHROID;

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROL STRATEGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT BITE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARASITE VECTOR; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VECTOR CONTROL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 48249085713     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009879     Document Type: Review

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