Perinatal chikungunya in twins

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 223-224

  Karthiga, Vikneswari ^a   Kommu, Peter ^a   Krishnan, Lalitha ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Neonatal seizures; perinatal chikungunya facial hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995740145     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.193369     Document Type: Article

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