Spanish Influenza in Japanese Armed Forces, 1918–1920
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Spanish Influenza in Japanese Armed Forces, 1918–1920
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.060615