Cross-sectional study to assess risk factors for leishmaniasis in an endemic region in Sri Lanka

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 742-749

  Ranasinghe, Shalindra ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Wickremasinghe, Rajitha ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Munasinghe, Asoka ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Hulangamuwa, Sanjeeva ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Sivanantharajah, Sundaramoorthy ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Seneviratne, Kamal ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Bandara, Samantha ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Athauda, Indira ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Navaratne, Chaturi ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Silva, Ositha ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Wackwella, Hasini ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Matlashewski, Greg ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Wickremasinghe, Renu ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Teaching Hospital ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^d Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^e Off of the Med Officer of Health   (Sri Lanka)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SRI LANKA; STUDENT T TEST; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885970849     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0640     Document Type: Article

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