Brucellosis seroprevalence in southeast Turkey (Diyarbakir)

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-255

  Atmaca, Selahattin ^a   Özekinci, Tuncer ^a   Akpolat, Nezahat ^a   Elçi, Saffet ^a   Suay, Adnan ^a   Arikan, Eralp ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Seroprevalence; Southeast Turkey

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; TITRATION;

BROCELLOSIS; SERUM; SLAUGHTERING;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ROSE BENGAL;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TITRIMETRY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 3543019128     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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