Role of parasites in the pathogenesis of Chagas' cardiomyopathy [31]

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9005, 1996, Pages 913-914

  Bestetti, R B ^a   Brandariz, S ^a   Schijman, A ^a   Vigliano, C ^a   Viotti, R ^a   Levin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA SEQUENCE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029924487     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91403-8     Document Type: Letter

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