Epidemiology and control of cysticercosis in Peru;Epidemiología y control de la cisticercosis en el Perú

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 592-597

  Garcia, Hector H ^a,b,c   Gonzalez, Armando E ^d   Rodriguez, Silvia ^c   Gonzalvez, Guillermo ^b   Llanos Zavalaga, Fernando ^a   Tsang, Víctor C W ^e   Gilman, Robert H ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; Cysticercosis; Epidemiology; Peru; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751507519     PISSN: 17264634     EISSN: 17264634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1726-46342010000400016     Document Type: Article

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