Cryptosporidiosis among cancer patients: An observation

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-213

  Sreedharan, A ^a   Jayshree, R S ^a   Sridhar, Hema ^a  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium; Diarrhoea, acute

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030227268     PISSN: 02538768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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