The role of population movement in the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis in Brazil: a preliminary typology of population movement

This paper examines recent developments in migration studies. It reviews literature related to the potential role of internal population movement in the occurrence of schistosomiasis in Brazil and modifies Prothero's typology of population movement for use in Brazil. This modified classificatio...

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Main Authors: Helmut Kloos, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Dener Carlos dos Reis, Ed Wilson Rodrigues, Luciana Alves Silveira Monteiro, Andrea Gazzinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000400038