Current epidemiological profile of Chagasic megaesophagus in Central Brazil

Current epidemiological profile of Chagasic megaesophagus in Central Brazil

Introduction Chagasic megaesophagus (CM) is the most common digestive manifestation of Chagas disease in Brazil, and the State of Goiás is one of the most affected regions. In recent decades, the Hospital das Clínicas (HC)/Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) has been a reference center for the study...

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Main Authors: Diogo Henrique Saliba de Souza, Maria da Gloria Merheb Vaz, Cristiano Rezio Fonseca, Alejandro Luquetti, Joffre Rezende Filho, Enio Chaves de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagasic megaesophagus
Chagas disease
Epidemiology
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