Prevalence of Chagas disease in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-174

  Martins Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio ^a   Ramos, Alberto Novaes ^a   Alencar, Carlos Henrique ^a   Heukelbach, Jorg ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chagas disease; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Systematic review; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; META-ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84892793586     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.002     Document Type: Review

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