Surgical Complications of Filariasis
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Surgical Complications of Filariasis
Sir,?The article on filariasis by Dr. P. N. Ray, in the April number of the Indian Medical Gazette, has just come to my attention and I have read it with a great deal of interest. In addition to the drugs Mentioned there for the treatment of this disease I Would like to suggest one more which we have used at this hospital for a number of years with considerable benefit to the patients, namely, ...
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