Advancing priority research on the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
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چکیده
David S. Hui and Alimuddin Zumla Division of Respiratory Medicine and Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong; and Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of infectious diseases
دوره 209 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014