Q Fever in Young Children, Ghana

نویسندگان

  • Robin Kobbe
  • Stefanie Kramme
  • Benno Kreuels
  • Samuel Adjei
  • Christina Kreuzberg
  • Marcus Panning
  • Ohene Adjei
  • Bernhard Fleischer
  • Jürgen May
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008