Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies

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Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies. / Fischer, Thea Kølsen; Aaby, Peter; Mølbak, Kåre; Rodrigues, Amabélia.

In: Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 202 Suppl, 01.09.2010, p. S239-42.

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Fischer, TK, Aaby, P, Mølbak, K & Rodrigues, A 2010, 'Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies', Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 202 Suppl, pp. S239-42. https://doi.org/10.1086/653568

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Fischer, T. K., Aaby, P., Mølbak, K., & Rodrigues, A. (2010). Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 202 Suppl, S239-42. https://doi.org/10.1086/653568

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Fischer TK, Aaby P, Mølbak K, Rodrigues A. Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S239-42. https://doi.org/10.1086/653568

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Fischer, Thea Kølsen ; Aaby, Peter ; Mølbak, Kåre ; Rodrigues, Amabélia. / Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies. In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2010 ; Vol. 202 Suppl. pp. S239-42.

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