Efficacy of diethylcarbamazine-medicated salt for microfilaraemia of Brugia malayi

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 275-276

  Panicker, K N ^a   Arunachalam, N ^a   Pradeep Kumar, N ^a   Prathibha, J ^a   Sabesan, S ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; FILARIASIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PARASITEMIA; PRURITUS; SALT INTAKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 0031427579     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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