Problem of timely diagnosis in anthrax meningitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 913-915

  Kanungo, Reba ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Dutta, T K ^a   Das, A K ^a   Badrinath, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036637240     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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