Toxoplasmosis in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-49

  Tabbara, Khalid F ^a   Al Omar, Othman M ^b   Tawflk, Abdulkader ^b   Al Shaiinnary, Fam ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Retinitis; Retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasma scrology; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745541235     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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