The Impact of Socioeconomic Conditions on Chronic Chagas Disease Progression;El impacto de las condiciones socioeconómicas en la evolución de la enfermedad de Chagas crónica

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1224-1232

  Viotti, Rodolfo ^a   Vigliano, Carlos A ^a   Álvarez, María G ^a   Lococo, Bruno E ^a   Petti, Marcos A ^a   Bertocchi, Graciela L ^a   Armenti, Alejandro H ^a  

^a Hospital Eva Peron   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Medical insurance; Negative seroconversion; Overcrowding index; Prognosis; Socioeconomic conditions

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; ECG ABNORMALITY; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 72649101492     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(09)73074-X     Document Type: Article

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