Botulism

Bacterial Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 159-176

  Yu, Patricia A ^a   Maslanka, Susan E ^b   Louis, Michael E St ^c   Swerdlow, David L ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09843-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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