Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with localized current field (radio frequency) in Tabasco, Mexico

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Velasco Castrejon, O ^a   Walton, B C ^b   Rivas Sanchez, B ^a   Garcia, M F ^c   Lazaro, G J ^c   Hobart, O ^d   Roldan, S ^c   Floriani Verdugo, J ^a   Munguia Saldana, A ^a   Berzaluce, R ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos   (Mexico)

^b Secretaria Salud Estado de Tabasco ^*  (United States)

^c Secretaria de Salud del Estado de Tabasco   (Mexico)

^d Hospital General de Comalcalco   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA;

EID: 0030963850     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.309     Document Type: Article

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