The organization of health services and visceral leishmaniasis: an integrated intervention to improve diagnosis and treatment Contribuição à organização de serviços de saúde com atenção à leishmaniose visceral: um trabalho integrado para o diagnóstico e tratamento da doença

The objective of this study, carried out in municipalities located in a metropolitan region of Brazil, was to promote the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. In the intervention model a health professional underwent training that covered all procedures involved in assisti...

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Main Authors: Zélia M. P. Luz, Mariângela Carneiro, Virgínia Schall, Ana Rabello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009-05-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009000500024