Contagious ecthyma: Case report and review

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2543-2545

  Nourani, H ^a   Maleki, M ^b  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contagious ecthyma; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845259554     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2543.2545     Document Type: Article

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