Prognostic significance of serum iron levels in cases of Japanese encephalitis.
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Forty-one children with acute laboratory confirmed Japanese encephalitis were studied. Serum iron concentrations were consistently low following Japanese encephalitis virus infection, with the levels being of prognostic significance.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 67 785 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991