Hemophilus influenzae meningitis in the first two years of life-experience from Asir Region (Southwestern Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 560-562

  El Awad, Mohamed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Asir Region; Hemophilus influenzae type b meningitis; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001539794     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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