Cholera in Its Present Day Scenario

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 371-376

  Sanyal, Suhas C ^a  

^a Specialised Hospitals   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Autochthonous species; Chitin; Dormancy; El tor vibrio; Phytoplankton; Taxonomy; V cholerae 01 and non 01 strains; V cholerae 0139 (synonym Bengal); Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CHOLERA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ASIA; CHOLERA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034222387     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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