Persistence of diphtheria in India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-165

  Murhekar, Manoj V ^a   Bitragunta, Sailaja ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Government of Andhra Pradesh   (India)

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EID: 80052870780     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.84141     Document Type: Letter

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