Anthroponotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis in nonendemic quarters of a Central City in Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Zahraei Ramazani, A R ^a   Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Mokhtari, A R ^b   Akhavan, A A ^a   Abdoli, H ^a   Arandian, M H ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Zist Pad Sepahan Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Iran; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848921513     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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