Prevalence of Chagas' Disease in Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE - The aim of this paper is to describe the prevalence of T. Cruzi infection in patients of from Mulungu do Morro, a rural tropical region of Northeastern Brazil. METHODS - A cross-sectional study was performed. After randomly selecting samples of the population, and obtaining their consent...
Main Authors: | Roque Aras, Marielza Veiga, Irênio Gomes, Gildo Mota, Bernardo Rodrigues, Rosângela Rabelo, Carmen Guzman-Bracho, Ailton Melo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2002-05-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000500001 |
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