Incrimination of Schistosoma spindale as a causative agent of farmer's dermatitis in Assam with a note on liver pathology in mice

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Narain, K ^b   Rajguru, S K ^b   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DERMATITIS; DISEASE MODEL; DUCK; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RICE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DERMATITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DUCKS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; ORYZA SATIVA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAILS;

EID: 0032033912     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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