Endemic tegumentary leishmaniasis in Brazil: Correlation between level of endemicity and number of cases of mucosal disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 901-905

  Bedoya Pacheco, Sandro J ^a   Araujo Melo, Maria H ^b   Valete Rosalino, Claudia M ^a   Pimentel, Maria Inês F ^a   Conceição Silva, Fátima ^c   Schubach, Armando O ^a   Marzochi, Mauro C A ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSAL DISEASE; MUCOSAL LEISHMANIASIS; PREVALENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TEGUMENTARY LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CITIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958755035     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0595     Document Type: Article

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