Who is a typical patient with visceral leishmaniasis? Characterizing the demographic and nutritional profile of patients in Brazil, East Africa, and South Asia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-550

  Harhay, Michael O ^b   Olliaro, Piero L ^a   Vaillant, Michel ^c   Chappuis, François ^d   Lima, María Angeles ^e   Ritmeijer, Koert ^e   Costa, Carlos Henrique ^f   Costa, Dorcas Lamounier ^g   Rijal, Suman ^h   Sundar, Shyam ⁱ   Balasegaram, Manica ^j  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Population Studies Center   (United States)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^e MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^f Instituto de Doencas Tropicais Natan Portella   (Brazil)

^g Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella   (Brazil)

^h B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

ⁱ BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^j Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative DNDi   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; MILTEFOSINE; PAROMOMYCIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEX RATIO; SUDAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957978066     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0321     Document Type: Article

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