Keratomycosis - A retrospective study from a North indian tertiary care institute

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-273

  Gill, Parmjeet Kaur ^a   Devi, Pushpa ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXOPHIALA; EXSEROHILUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOR; MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856242183     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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