Evaluation of a commercial assay for the detection of mumps specific IgM antibodies in oral fluid and serum specimens
β Scribed by Lenesha Warrener; Dhanraj Samuel
- Book ID
- 116630923
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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