Meningococcemia in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2146-2399,2148-7332
DOI: 10.5505/cayb.2015.29591