Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname: A study performed in 2006

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-197

  Van Der Meide, Wendy F ^a   Jensema, Annigje J ^b   Akrum, Ralph A E ^c   Sabajo, Leslie O A ^e   Lai A Fat, Rudy F M ^d   Lambregts, Lisa ^a   Schallig, Henk D F H ^a   Van Der Paardt, Marije ^b   Faber, William R ^b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Primary Health Care (MZ)   (Suriname)

^d Academic Hospital   (Suriname)

^e Ministry of Health   (Suriname)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA LAINSONI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SURINAME;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA GUYANENSIS; LEISHMANIA LAINSONI;

EID: 49449090630     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.192     Document Type: Article

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