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

• Main Authors: Zélia M. P. Luz (Author), Mariângela Carneiro (Author), Virgínia Schall (Author), Ana Rabello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...