Probable variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a U.S. resident - Florida, 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 51, Issue 41, 2002, Pages 927-929

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ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; FLORIDA; HUMANS;

EID: 0037131023     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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