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Household structure and urban services: neglected targets in the control of visceral leishmaniasis

C. H. N. CostaInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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G. L. WerneckNúcleo de Estudos de Saúde ColetivaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Praça da Prefeitura da Cidade Universitária, Avenida Brigadeiro Trompowski, s/n, CEP 21949-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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L. RodriguesInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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M. V. SantosInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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I. B. AraújoInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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L. S. MouraInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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S. MoreiraInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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R. B. B. GomesInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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S. S. LimaInstituto de Doenças Tropicais Nathan Portella and Universidade Federal do Piauí, Rua Governador Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos, 151, CEP 64001-450, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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Pages 229-236 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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