Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba

With the outbreak of an epidemic neuropathy (EN) of unknown ethiology, a study of the prevalence and factors associated to the disease was carried out in the Zamora community, municipality of Marianao, Havana City. There were 11 patients identified with EN for a prevalence rate of 1.7/100. The major...

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Main Authors: Antonio E Pérez Rodríguez, Carlota Pereira, Flora Olga Hernández, Pedro Más Lago, Angel Balmaseda, Reinaldo Menéndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1996-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000500002