Leishmaniasis: will new technology provide a breakthrough?

WHO Drug Information

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 150-152

  Modabber, F ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; LEISHMANIA VACCINE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; MILTEFOSINE; PAROMOMYCIN; PENTAMIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0033375017     PISSN: 10109609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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