Using ELISA for identifying Triatominae feeding behaviour in Colombia;ELISA para la identificación de los patrones alimentarios de Triatominae en Colombia

Revista de Salud Publica

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 602-608

  Farfán, Ana E ^a   Gutiérrez, Reinaldo ^b   Angulo, Víctor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

ELISA; Feeding behaviour; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449097852     PISSN: 01240064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0124-00642007000400013     Document Type: Article

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