Epidemiological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ilam province, west of Iran (2000-2007)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Kassiri, Hamid ^a   Sharifinia, Narges ^a   Jalilian, Mostafa ^b   Shemshad, Khadijeh ^c  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Ilam Health Service Center   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Ilam Province; Incidence rate; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER; TRUNK; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 84869132773     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60186-8     Document Type: Article

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