Targeted screening and health education for chagas disease tailored to at-risk migrants in Spain, 2007 to 2010

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 38, 2011, Pages

  Navarro, M ^a   Perez Ayala, A ^a   Guionnet, A ^a   Perez Molina, J A ^a   Navaza, B ^a   Estevez L ^a   Norman, F ^a   Flores Chavez M ^b   Lopez Velez, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SPAIN;

EID: 80053930256     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.38.19973-en     Document Type: Article

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