Neurological complications in chikungunya fever

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 55, Issue NOVEMBER, 2007, Pages 765-769

  Rampal, ^a   Sharda, Meenaxi ^a   Meena, H ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHILD; COMA; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TOGAVIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; COMA; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 36048977484     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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