Acute flaccid paralysis in a child infected with enterovirus D68: A case report

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 495-498

  Sherwood, Michelle D ^a   Gantt, Soren ^a   Connolly, Mary ^b   Dobson, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84911925723     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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