Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control

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作者
Davies, CR
Kaye, P
Croft, SL
Sundar, S
机构
[1] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect & Trop Dis, London WC1E 7HT, England
[2] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dis Control & Vector Biol Unit, London WC1E 7HT, England
[3] Banaras Hindu Univ, Inst Med Sci, Dept Med, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2003年 / 326卷 / 7385期
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10.1136/bmj.326.7385.377
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Leishmaniasis is one of the major infectious diseases affecting the poorest regions of the world, but new developments in diagnosis, treatment, and control offer some fresh hope.
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页码:377 / 382
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