Estimating Parasite Density in Patients Suffering from Falciparum Malaria in an Endemic Area in Kolkata

Indian Journal of Malariology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 82-87

  Hati, A K ^a   Mondal, B ^b   Chaudhuri, P ^c   Purkayastha, S ^c   Mukherjee, H ^a   Mukhopadhyay, A K ^d  

^a CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (India)

^b ESI HOSPITAL   (India)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Reg Off for Hlth/Family Welfare   (India)

Author keywords

Malaria; Parasite density; RBC and WBC counts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0034285834     PISSN: 03678326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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