Inhalational anthrax in a vaccinated soldier
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Inhalational anthrax in a vaccinated soldier.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00201112