Chagas disease: Serological and electro cardiographic studies in Wichi and Creole communities of Misión Nueva Pompeya, Chaco, Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 621-626

  Moretti, Edgardo ^a   Castro, Irma ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^b   Basso, Beatriz ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chaco; Chagas disease; Electrocardiographic pattern; Serological studies; Wichi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77957225433     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000500004     Document Type: Article

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