Clinical features of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the United Arab Emirates

Clinical features of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the United Arab Emirates
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01740819
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发表时间:
1997-11-01
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影响因子:
7.5
通讯作者:
Ameen, AM
Ameen, AM
中科院分区:
医学3区
文献类型:
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作者:
Schwarz, TF;Nsanze, H;Ameen, AM

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