Efficacy of thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.

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Published in PLoS One on May 26, 2015

Authors

Jaiberth Antonio Cardona-Arias1, Iván Darío Vélez2, Liliana López-Carvajal3

Author Affiliations

1: Microbiologist and Bioanalyst, School of Medicine, Cooperative University of Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia; School of Microbiology, University of Antioquia UofA, 70 Street # 52-21, Medellin, Colombia.
2: PECET, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
3: Epidemiology, PECET, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.

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