Correlation of bacterial index (BI) and bacterial index of granuloma (BIG) in leprosy - Is there a therapeutic relevance? [2]

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Sardana, K S ^a,b   Koranne, R V ^b   Mahajan, S ^b   Bhushan, P ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LETTER; MEDICAL EXPERT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; RELAPSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LEPROSY; SKIN;

EID: 12344304208     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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