Challenges in the Etiology and Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illness in Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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P356DOI10.1093/JPIDS/PIW016
P932PMC publication ID7107506
P698PubMed publication ID27059657

P50authorPui-Ying Iroh TamQ40082322
P2093author name stringGregory Storch
Stephen K Obaro
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P433issue2
P304page(s)190-205
P577publication date2016-04-07
P1433published inJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases SocietyQ26842020
P1476titleChallenges in the Etiology and Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illness in Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
P478volume5

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