Domestic and environmental factors of chikungunya-affected families in Thiruvananthapuram (Rural) district of Kerala, India

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-36

  Anish, T S ^a   Vijayakumar, K ^a   Leela Itty Amma, K R ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Domestic factors; Environmental factors; Kerala

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 79952953163     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.77293     Document Type: Article

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