Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children
β Scribed by K.H. Chan; J.S.M. Peiris; W. Lim; J.M. Nicholls; S.S. Chiu
- Book ID
- 116631321
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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