Prevalence of Serogroups and Sulfonamide Resistance of Meningococci from the Civilian Population in the United States, 1964-1970

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Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1973 Jan 1

PMID 4630078

Citations 4

Authors

G L WIGGINS

D G Hollis

R Weaver

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