An unusual presentation of acute Q fever.

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  • A Schattner
  • I Bar
  • J Sandbank
  • M Adi
چکیده

An unusual presentation of acute Q fever A. Schattner, I. Bar, J. Sandbank and M. Adi From the Department of Medicine, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel, Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel, Department of Pathology, Assaf Harofe Medical Centre, Tzrifin, Israel and Department of Radiology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians

دوره 109 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016