Anthrax - Update on diagnosis and management

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 573-578

  Duta, T K ^a   Sujatha, S ^a   Sahoo, R K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTHRAX; BIOTERRORISM; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PENICILLINS;

EID: 80052680859     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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