Leishmaniasis in Sudan 3. Visceral ieishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL.1, 2001, Pages

  Zijlstra, E E ^a,b   El Hassan, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; History; Leishmania donovani; Leishmaniasis; Pathology; Sudan; Transmission; Treatment; Visceral leishmaniasis

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EID: 10844273332     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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