Disease-A-Month
Volume 53, Issue 7 , Pages 343-347 , July 2007

Global Infections—Avian Influenza and Other Significant Emerging Pathogens: An Overview

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PII: S0011-5029(07)00046-6

doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2007.05.005

Disease-A-Month
Volume 53, Issue 7 , Pages 343-347 , July 2007

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