Prognostic impact of Chagas disease in the United States

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-29

  Milei, José ^a   Guerri Guttenberg, Roberto Andrés ^a   Grana, Daniel Rodolfo ^a   Storino, Rubén ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX;

AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149087031     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.024     Document Type: Review

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