Temporal variations among invasive pneumococcal disease serotypes in children and adults in Germany (1992-2008)

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Imöhl, Matthias ^a   Reinert, Ralf René ^a,b   Van Der Linden, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b International Scientific and Clinical Affairs   (France)

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EID: 78149383049     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/874189     Document Type: Article

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