Acute Chagas' disease: Plasma levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin and C-reactive protein in children under 13 years in a high endemic area of Bolivia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-74

  Medrano, Norah M ^a   Luz, Mauricio R M P ^a   Cabello, Pedro H ^a   Tapia, Gonzalo T ^b   Van Leuven, Fred ^c   Araújo Jorge, Tania C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029863641     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.2.68     Document Type: Article

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