Neurocysticercosis

Brain Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 681-693

  Pittella, José E H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0031039372     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1997.tb01083.x     Document Type: Review

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