Ninhydrin sweat test in leprosy

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 299-304

  Markendeya, N ^b   Srinivas, C R ^a  

^a PSG HOSPITALS   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; NINHYDRIN;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SWEAT TEST;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COLOR; HUMANS; LEPROSY; NINHYDRIN; SKIN; SWEATING;

EID: 12344283790     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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