A History of the Detection of Haemophilus ducreyi, 1889-1979

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-96

  Hammond, Gregory W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HISTORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ULCUS MOLLE;

CHANCROID; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MANITOBA; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0030090087     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199603000-00001     Document Type: Review

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