Systematic review into diagnostics for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)

Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Adams, Emily R ^a,b   Versteeg, Inge ^b   Leeflang, Mariska M G ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIN SKIN TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POST KALA AZAR DERMAL LEISHMANIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84880859551     PISSN: 16879686     EISSN: 16879694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/150746     Document Type: Review

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