Encephalopathy associated with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following rotavirus infection
β Scribed by S. Takahashi; J. Oki; A. Miyamoto; S. Koyano; K. Ito; H. Azuma; A. Okuno
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 158
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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