Acute hearing loss and rickettsial diseases [11]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1506-

  Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; COCHLEA INJURY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIOSIS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SCRUB TYPHUS; VASCULITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

EID: 33646464822     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503682     Document Type: Letter

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