Chagas disease in Switzerland: History and challenges

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 2-

  Jackson, Y ^a   Chappuis, F ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 80053090538     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.37.19963-en     Document Type: Article

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