Public awareness and attitudes towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region in Saudi Arabia

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1544-1551

  Amin, T T ^a,b   Kaliyadan, F ^b   Al Ajyan, M I ^c   Al Arfaj, A K ^d   Al Mujhim, M A ^b   Al Harbi, S J ^d   Al Mohammed, H I ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Health Sector   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869497240     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04339.x     Document Type: Article

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