Human infection with Dirofilaria repens in Malaysia

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Shekhar, K C ^a   Pathmanathan, R ^a   Krishnan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b BP Clinical Laboratory Sdn Berhad ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FILARIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALAYSIA; MALE; TISSUE SECTION;

DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

EID: 0029780933     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00015480     Document Type: Article

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