Immunization of peacekeeping forces.
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Nicole Cancré,* Gérard Grésenguet, François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Alain Kozemaka, Ali Si Mohamed,* Mathieu Matta,* Jean-Jacques Fournel,§ and Laurent Bélec* *Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France; Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Bangui, République Centrafricaine; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United-Kingdom; and §Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999