Indian perspective on the need for new case definitions of severe dengue

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-82

  Thangaratham, PS ^a   Tyagi, BK ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; INDIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846348277     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70005-1     Document Type: Letter

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