Immunomonitoring followed by optimal dec therapy for successful management of clinical filariasis in an endemic area

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-108

  Harinath, B C ^a   Reddy, M V R ^a   Alli, R ^a   Mehta, V K ^a   ChaturvedP, P ^a   Patond, K R ^a   Kalantri, S P ^a   Gupta, R K C ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

DEC therapy; Filariasis; Immunodiagnosis; Immunomonitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009034190     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867907     Document Type: Article

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