Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia: current pitfalls and the way forward

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P356DOI10.3947/IC.2013.45.4.351
P3181OpenCitations bibliographic resource ID2148767
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P50authorByung Wook EunQ55186469
Moon H. NahmQ39913112
P2093author name stringJoon Young Song
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 UnportedQ18810331
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectpneumococcal pneumoniaQ7205992
pneumoniaQ12192
P304page(s)351-366
P577publication date2013-12-01
P1433published inInfection & chemotherapyQ26842191
P1476titleDiagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia: current pitfalls and the way forward
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