Prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Lower Dir district (N.W.F.P), Pakistan

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 212-215

  Ullah, Sami ^a   Jan, Abdul Hamid ^b   Wazir, Shad Mohammad ^a   Ali, Nawab ^b  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Leishmaniasis; Lower Dir; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 77649168753     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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