Abnormal lymphatic function in presymptomatic bancroftian filariasis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 997-1001

  Freedman, David O ^a,b   de Almeida Filho, Paulo Jose ^a,b   Besh, Stephen ^a,b   Maia e Silva, Maria Carmelita ^a,b   Braga, Cynthia ^a,b   Maciel, Amelia ^a,b   Furtado, Andre F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMAN; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0028916678     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.4.997     Document Type: Article

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