Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses

Tropical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 539-547

  Sexton, Daniel J ^a,b   Walker, David H ^c,d,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e John Sealy Memorial Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 57649207309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-06668-9.50055-7     Document Type: Chapter

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