Melioidosis in Southeast Asia

Acta Tropica

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 129-132

  Leelarasamee, Amorn ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS;

EID: 0033955979     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00061-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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