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Adenosine deaminase and C-reactive protein in cerebrospinal fluid for differential diagnosis of tubercular meningitis in children

✍ Scribed by Shrish Bhatnagar; Farzana K. Beig; Ashraf Malik

Book ID: 107646774
Publisher: Association of Clinical Biochemistry of India
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 94 KB
Volume: 23
Category: Article
ISSN: 0970-1915
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-008-0068-5

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