Emergence of Q fever

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Angelakis, E ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Epidemiology; Q fever

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858313756     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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