Parthenium: A wide angle view

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 296-306

  Lakshmi, Chembolli ^a   Srinivas, C ^a  

^a PSG HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HERBICIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ASTERACEAE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DERMATITIS; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; GRASS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PARTHENIUM DERMATITIS; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLANT DERMATITIS; PLANT LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PRICK TEST; PUVA;

EID: 35048863359     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.35732     Document Type: Conference Paper

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