Clinico-Epidemiological Patterns of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Attending the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka |
Galgamuwa, Lahiru Sandaruwan
(Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University)
Sumanasena, Buthsiri (Teaching Hospital) Iddawela, Devika (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya) Yatawara, Lalani (Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya) Wickramasinghe, Susiji (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya) |
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