Reye's syndrome revisited

BMJ

Volumn 324, Issue 7336, 2002, Pages 546-

  Casteels Van Daele, M ^a   Wouters, C ^a   Van Geet, C ^a   Mcgovern, M C ^b   Glasgow, J F T ^c   Stewart, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007703926     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7336.546     Document Type: Letter

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