Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of pediatric kala-azar

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 626-630

  Rahim, Kadivar Mohammad ^a   Ashkan, Moslehil Mohammad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 34548282644     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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