Mycoplasmal Infections

Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and the Newborn Infant

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 499-512

  Hardy, R Doug ^a,b   Ramilo, Octavio ^a,b  

^a University of Texas   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160537-0/50018-9     Document Type: Chapter

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