Diphtheria Re-emergence: Problems Faced by Developing Countries

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-318

  Dandinarasaiah, Manjunath ^a,c   Vikram, Bhat Kemmannu ^a   Krishnamurthy, Naveen ^a   Chetan, A C ^b   Jain, Abhineet ^a  

^a Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences ^*  (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c not available   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiphtheritic serum; Corynebacterium diphtheria; Immunization; Mortality; Re emergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890439146     PISSN: 22313796     EISSN: 09737707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-012-0518-5     Document Type: Article

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