Short report: Estimation of under-reporting of visceral leishmaniasis cases in Bihar, India

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-11

  Singh, Vijay P ^a   Ranjan, Alok ^a   Topno, Roshan K ^a   Verma, Rakesh B ^a   Siddique, Niyamat A ^a   Ravidas, Vidya N ^a   Kumar, Narendra ^a   Pandey, Krishna ^a   Das, Pradeep ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE;

EID: 74049110828     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0235     Document Type: Article

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