Identification of risk areas for visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Piaui State, Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 681-687

  De Almeida, Andréa S ^a   Medronho, Roberto De Andrade ^b   Werneck, Guilherme L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958717181     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0325     Document Type: Article

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