Clinical features of chikungunya infection in Sri Lanka

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-134

  Razmy, Athambawa Mohamed ^a  

^a SOUTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Contraction order; Relative risk; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL BLEEDING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SRI LANKA; VOMITING;

EID: 84886675244     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60329-7     Document Type: Article

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