Cutaneous leishmaniasis: A historical perspective

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-254

  Oumeish, Oumeish Youssef ^a  

^a Amman Clinic   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032704924     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(99)00041-3     Document Type: Review

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