Direct agglutination test for early diagnosis of Indian visceral leishmaniasis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 606-608

  Jha, T K ^a   Thakur, C P N ^a   Singh, I J ^a   Singh, T K ^a   Jha, S ^a  

^a Kala azar Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030225152     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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