Status of and cost of Chagas disease worldwide

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 283-284

  Schmuñis, Gabriel ^a  

^a not available   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PYRETHROID;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84875619337     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70032-X     Document Type: Letter

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