Mammography of lymphatic filariasis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1425-1426

  Chow, Catharine K ^a   McCarthy, James S ^b   Neafie, Ronald ^c   Cooper, Richard I ^d   Limpuangthip, Thong ^d   Limpuangthip, Pimol ^d   Nutman, Thomas B ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0029955071     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956571     Document Type: Article

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