The etiology of acute pyrexia of unknown origin in children after a flood

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 175-178

  Pradutkanchana, Jintana ^a,c   Pradutkanchana, Sukone ^a   Kemapanmanus, Marisa ^a   Wuthipum, Nathakul ^a   Silpapojakul, Kamkarn ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; THAILAND;

EID: 0041565356     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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