Toxoplasma antibody prevalence among healthy adults in United Arab Emirates

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Mohammad, H N M ^a   Bener, A ^a,b   Uduman, S A ^a   Al Karme, T ^a   Dar, F K ^a  

^a Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Healthy adults; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasmosis; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442536319     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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