Infectious diseases seen in a primary care clinic in Leogane, Haiti

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Neuberger, Ami ^a,b   Tenenboim, Shiri ^a,c   Golos, Miri ^a,c   Pex, Racheli ^a   Krakowsky, Yonah ^d   Urman, Marnina ^a,e   Vernet, Spencer ^a   Schwartz, Eli ^a,c  

^a IsraAid Primary Health Clinic   (Haïti)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENGUE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FILARIASIS; HAITI; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MUMPS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84855661436     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0426     Document Type: Article

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