Factors Associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Belo, Vinícius Silva ^a   Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro ^b   Barbosa, David Soeiro ^a   Simões, Taynãna César ^a   Nascimento, Bruno Warlley Leandro ^a   da Silva, Eduardo Sérgio ^c   Struchiner, Claudio José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHICKEN; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 84876828732     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002182     Document Type: Review

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