The traditional and conventional medical treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Ecuador
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The traditional and conventional medical treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Ecuador.
OBJECTIVE To explore the knowledge, beliefs, and practices (KBPs) regarding cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) treatment held by an endemic population in Ecuador. METHODS A follow-up to research done several years before, this study used random cluster sampling to select 529 adults who lived in rural northwestern Ecuador. Data were collected over a 24-month period using in-depth interviews suppleme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1020-4989
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892001001200005