Scrub Typhus in Hilly Regions of North East India

Overview

Journal Indian J Med Res

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2016 Nov 12

PMID 27834339

Citations 3

Authors

Siraj A Khan

Vinotsole Khamo

Helen J Uriah

Trishna Bora

Prafulla Dutta

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