Value of diagnostic techniques for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Faber, William R ^a,b   Oskam, Linda ^a,e   van Gool, Tom ^a,b   Kroon, Nel C M ^a,e   Knegt Junk, Kristine J ^a,c   Hofwegen, Henk ^a,d   van der Wal, Allard C ^a,b   Kager, Piet A ^a,b  

^a Academic Medical Center ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Departments of Dermatology   (Netherlands)

^d Departments of Parasitology   (Netherlands)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0038724541     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.492     Document Type: Article

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