Immunopathology of Chagas Disease - A Historical Overview

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 247-248

  Tafuri, W L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Immunophatology

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR;

EID: 0347812050     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700040     Document Type: Article

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