Screening of microfilariasis in blood (Loa Loa) among the immigrant population in endemic areas;Cribaje de microfilariasis sanguínea (Loa Loa) en la población inmigrante de zonas endemicas

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-630

  Carrillo Casas, Esther ^a   Iglesias Pérez, Begoña ^b   Gómez I Prat, Jordi ^c,e   Guinovart Florensa, Caterina ^d   Cabezos Otón, Juan ^c  

^a CAP St Cugat del Vallès ^*  (Spain)

^b PADES Ciutat Vella   (Spain)

^c U Med Trop Salut Intl Drassanes   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e Unitat de Medicina Tropical i Salut Internacional Drassanes   (Spain)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Immigration; Loa loa; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOA LOA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROFILARIASIS; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPAIN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOIASIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROFILARIA; SPAIN;

EID: 5444265455     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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