Epidemiological features of visceral leishmaniasis in fars province, southern Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 94-99

  Sarkari, B ^a   Hatam, G ^b   Ghatee, M A ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Iran; Visceral Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859808323     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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