Emergence of dengue in andaman & nicobar archipelago: Eco-epidemiological perspective

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 235-237

  Vijayachari, P ^a   Singh, S S ^b   Sugunan, A P ^a   Shriram, A N ^a   Manimunda, S P ^a   Bharadwaj, A P ^b   Singhania, M ^b   Gladeus, Cyril ^b   Bhattacharya, Debdutta ^a  

^a ICMR Regional Medical Research Centre   (India)

^b GB Pant Hospital and Chirayu Child Care Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEDES AEGYPTI; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 80054726374     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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