Torquetenovirus infection among northeastern Thai blood donors

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 686-689

  Urwijitaroon, Yupa ^a   Barusrux, Sahapat ^a   Chunlertlith, Kitti ^a   Mairiang, Pisaln ^a   Yoshimura, Hitoshi ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 34548234574     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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