Human cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women and neonates: A new risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Archives of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Blaho, John A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 84861323738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19898436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3823/204     Document Type: Article

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