Evaluation of the traditional and revised world health organization classifications of dengue cases in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: Dengue is a worldwide public health problem with approximately 50 million cases reported annually. The World Health Organization proposed a revised classification system in 2008 to more effectively identify the patients who are at increased risk of complications from dengue. Few studies h...

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Main Authors: Fabio Rocha Lima, Mariana Garcia Croda, Daniella Araujo Muniz, Isabella Trausula Gomes, Karla Roberta de Moraes Soares, Monique Rodrigues Cardoso, Raquel Luciana Angela Marques Tauro, Julio Croda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-10-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013001001299&lng=en&tlng=en