Protective practices against zoonotic infections among rural and slum communities from South Central Chile

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mason, Meghan R ^a   Gonzalez, Marcelo ^b   Hodges, James S ^a   Muñoz Zanzi, Claudia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Community type; Education programs; Prevention; Social ecology; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CHILD; CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RODENT CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RODENT CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 85018140939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1964-2     Document Type: Article

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