Serological Survey of Human Leptospirosis in tribal Areas of West Central Iran

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-95

  Ebrahimi, A ^a   Alijani, L ^a   Abdollahpour, G R ^b  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; Microscopic agglutination test; Tribal regions

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRAN; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPIC AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0345168154     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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