Is dengue emerging as a major public health problem?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-107

  Vijayakumar, T S ^a   Chandy, Sara ^a   Sathish, Narayanan ^a   Abraham, Mary ^a   Abraham, Priya ^a   Sridharan, Gopalan ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dengue; Emerging problem; India

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENGUE; HUMANS; INDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 15544367554     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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