Post-chikungunya chronic arthritis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-

  Narsimulu, G ^a   Prabhu, Naga ^b  

^a Rheumatology ^*  (India)

^b NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VIROLOGY;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 79851481192     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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