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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 81, 1987 - Issue 6
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Leishmanin test survey in an endemic village of Indian kala-azar near Calcutta

A. NandyDivision of Parasitology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, C. R. Avenue, Calcutta700 073, India
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A. B. NeogyDivision of Parasitology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, C. R. Avenue, Calcutta700 073, India
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A. B. ChowdhuryDivision of Parasitology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, C. R. Avenue, Calcutta700 073, India
Pages 693-699 | Received 24 Jul 1985, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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