Fatal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis group B in a paediatric patient during the phone consultation era
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ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Serafin M, Czerwińska E, Koźbiał Leszczyński Szenborn L. Fatal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis group B in a paediatric patient during the phone consultation era. Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics. 2023. doi:10.5114/polp.2023.125063. APA Serafin, M., Czerwińska, E., Koźbiał, Leszczyński, & Szenborn, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2023.125063 Chicago Marta, Ewa Marian Mariusz and Leszek Szenborn. "Fatal era". Harvard MLA Marta et al. era." Paediatrics, Vancouver
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatria polska
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2300-8660', '0031-3939']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2023.125063