Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland: A disease of the non-indigenous population

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Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland : A disease of the non-indigenous population. / Melbye, Mads; Ebbesen, Peter; Bennike, Torbjörn.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1984, p. 9-15.

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Melbye, M, Ebbesen, P & Bennike, T 1984, 'Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland: A disease of the non-indigenous population', Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548409068403

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Melbye, M., Ebbesen, P., & Bennike, T. (1984). Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland: A disease of the non-indigenous population. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 16(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548409068403

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Melbye M, Ebbesen P, Bennike T. Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland: A disease of the non-indigenous population. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1984;16(1):9-15. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548409068403

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Melbye, Mads ; Ebbesen, Peter ; Bennike, Torbjörn. / Infectious mononucleosis in Greenland : A disease of the non-indigenous population. In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1984 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 9-15.

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