Progressive increasing of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kashan district, central of Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 260-263

  Doroodgar, A ^a   Sayyah, M ^a   Doroodgar, M ^b   Mahbobi, S ^a   Nemetian, M ^a   Rafizadeh, S ^c   Rassi, Y ^d  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Health Ministry of Health and Medical Education   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Central of Iran; Clinical examination; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Kashan district; Parasite; Prevalence; Scar; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; IRAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER; URBAN AREA; WOUND;

EID: 84863109577     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60057-7     Document Type: Article

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