A serological study of human cysticercosis in pondicherry, South India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-289

  Parija, S C ^a   Sahu, P S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 18144432145     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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