Prevalence and correlates of diphtheria toxin antibodies among young adults in Israel
โ Scribed by Dani Cohen; Eli Katzenelson; Manfred Green; Raphael Slepon; Hillel Bercovier; Yehuda Danon
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-4453
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