Viral hemorrhagic fever in Pakistan: Awareness among health care personnel

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 214-217

  Lakhani, A ^a   Mahmood, H ^a   Laeeq, A ^a   Mansoor, S ^a   Lodhi, S ^a   Majid, S ^a   Kizilbash, Q ^a   Altaf, A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS, VIRAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036559604     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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