Interdisciplinary approach at the primary healthcare level for Bolivian immigrants with Chagas disease in the city of São Paulo.

• Main Authors: Maria Aparecida Shikanai Yasuda (Author), Camila Gonçalves Sátolo (Author), Noemia Barbosa Carvalho (Author), Magda Maya Atala (Author), Rosario Quiroga Ferrufino (Author), Ruth Moreira Leite (Author), Célia Regina Furucho (Author), Expedito Luna (Author), Rubens Antonio Silva (Author), Marcia Hage (Author), Caroline Medeji Ramos de Oliveira (Author), Felipe Delatorre Busser (Author), Vera Lucia Teixeira de Freitas (Author), Dalva Marli Valerio Wanderley (Author), Luzia Martinelli (Author), Sonia Regina Almeida (Author), Pedro Albajar Viñas (Author), Nivaldo Carneiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND/METHODS:In a pioneering cross-sectional study among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the epidemiological profile, clinical manifestations and morbidity of Chagas disease were described. The feasibility of the management of Chagas disease at primary healthcare clinics...