Immunogenetics of leishmanial and mycobacterial infections: The Belem family study

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 352, Issue 1359, 1997, Pages 1331-1345

  Blackwell, J M ^a   Black, G F ^a   Peacock, C S ^a   Miller, E N ^a   Sibthorpe, D ^a   Gnananandha, D ^a   Shaw, J J ^b   Silveira, F ^b   Lins Lainson, Z ^b   Ramos, F ^b   Collins, A ^c   Shaw, M A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^c PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031590296     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1997.0118     Document Type: Article

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