"Emerging Association between Serum Vitamin D and Degree of Anemia in Visceral Leishmaniasis"
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چکیده
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the neglected tropical diseases in world. It becomes fatal if not diagnosed/or treated on time. The causative agent disease protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. About 500,000 new cases VL occur annually all over world [1].
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2574-1241']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2023.49.007781