EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DIPHTHERIA, SCARLET FEVER AND MEASLES.
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The Prophylaxis of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Public Health Association
سال: 1911
ISSN: 0273-1975
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.1.3.211