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Inquérito Demográfico de Saúde

Este relatório apresenta os resultados do Inquérito Demográfico e de Saúde (IDS), realizado pelo Instituto Nacional de Estatística e pelo Ministério da Saúde com apoio técnico da Macro International Inc. O IDS 1997 faz parte do programa mundial de inquéritos conhecidos por Demographic and Health...

Konzo associated with war in Mozambique

Trop. med. int. health; 2 (11), 1997
We report an epidemic of konzo, symmetric spastic paraparesis associated with cassava consumption and cyanide exposure: 384 patients were treated in rehabilitation centres; the prevalence rate in a badly affected area was 30/1000. Most patients were children over 3 and women. Owing to war, communities tu...