An outbreak of enterovirus 71 infection in Taiwan, 1998: epidemiologic and clinical manifestations
β Scribed by Ching-Chuan Liu; Hui-Wan Tseng; Shih-Min Wang; Jen-Ren Wang; Ih-Jen Su
- Book ID
- 117769297
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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