Assessment of the quality of life of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2009-2010. A pilot study

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 335-336

  de Castro Toledo, Antonio Carlos ^a   da Silva, Rosiana Estéfane ^b   Carmo, Rose Ferraz ^c   Amaral, Thaís Alves ^b   Profeta Luz, Zé lia Maria ^b   Rabello, Ana ^b  

^a Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Public Health School of Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Neglected tropical diseases; Quality of life; Sectional study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; WORK;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84882992249     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt021     Document Type: Article

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