Successful treatment of resistant visceral leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin B
β Scribed by P.C. Gokhale; N.A. Kshirsagar; M.U. Khan; S.K. Pandya; Y.V. Meisheri; C.P. Thakur; C.B. Choudhary
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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