Survey on the management of dengue infection in Sri Lanka: Opinions of physicians and pediatricians

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1198-1200

  Kularatne, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 30344434654     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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