Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infections

Dengue

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 327-360

  Endy, Timothy P ^a   Nisalak, Ananda ^b   Vaughn, David W ^c  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences San Francisco   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

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EID: 71249163170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781848162297_0010     Document Type: Chapter

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