Visceral leishmaniasis and malnutrition: A relation much neglected;Leishmaniose visceral e desnutrição: Uma relação ainda muito negligenciada

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-479

  Malafaia, Guilherme ^a  

^a Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia de Goias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LETTER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 77957956331     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822010000400033     Document Type: Letter

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