Epidemiological Analysis on Many Cases of Tsutsugamushi Disease Found in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1884-569X,0387-5911
DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.75.365