Managing cerebral and cranial hydatid disease

Neurology India

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-118

  Reddy, D Raja ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurosurgery   (India)

^b APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

BRAIN INFECTION; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; SKULL;

EID: 67249144347     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.51276     Document Type: Editorial

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