Epidemiology and bacteriology of bacterial pneumonias

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-7

  Heath, P T ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Community acquired pneumonia; Epidemiology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003376388     PISSN: 15260550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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