Immunodiagnosis of human hydatid disease

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Baveja, Usha K ^a   Basak, Sukumar ^b   Thusoo, T K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031292779     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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