Cutaneous leishmaniasis in bam: A comparative evaluation of pre- and post- earthquake years (1999-2008)

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Sharifi, I ^a   Nakhaei, N ^b   Aflatoonian, M R ^c   Parizi, M Hakimi ^a   Fekri, A R ^a   Safizadeh, H ^b   Shirzadi, M R ^d   Gooya, M M ^d   Khamesipour, A ^e   Nadim, A ^f  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Earthquake; Epidemiology; Iran; Leishmania tropica

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755129127     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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