Malaria in Assam: A challenge

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-96

  Pardal, Maninder Pal Singh ^a   Bhalwar, Rajvir ^b   Mehta, Vijay Kumar ^c   Mahendraker, Ajay ^d   Mehta, Ashwini ^d  

^a Indian Army   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Central Government   (India)

^d MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; Malaria; P falciparum; P vivax

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249117242     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.51225     Document Type: Article

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