Delayed Diagnosis of Dirofilariasis and Complex Ocular Surgery, Russia
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Delayed Diagnosis of Dirofilariasis and Complex Ocular Surgery, Russia
326 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2013 Author affiliations: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (J. Duncombe, C. Lau, A. Clements); University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (P. Weinstein), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane (J. Aaskov); and Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane (M. Rour...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1902.121388