Occurrence of Asymptomatic Microscopic Haematuria in a Filarial Endemic Area of Orissa, India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-93

  Chhotray, G P ^a   Ranjit, M R ^a   Mohapatra, M ^a  

^a Regl Med Res Ctr C   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0034207781     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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