Review: Surveillance of Chagas Disease

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 375-428

  Hashimoto, Ken ^a   Yoshioka, Kota ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PARAGUAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; URUGUAY; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84862688903     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-398457-9.00006-8     Document Type: Chapter

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