Diagnosis of neurological disorders and the Zika virus epidemic in Colombia 2014 –2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-134

  Machado Alba, Jorge Enrique ^a   Machado Duque, Manuel E ^a   Gaviria Mendoza, Andrés ^a   Orozco Giraldo, Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia (MeSH); Guillain Barr syndrome; Pharmacoepidemiology; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; CONSULTATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 84993990858     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.010     Document Type: Article

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