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. 2003 Sep 13;327(7415):596-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7415.596.

Case fatality rates for meningococcal disease in an English population, 1963-98: database study

Michael J Goldacre  1 , Stephen E Roberts, David Yeates
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Case fatality rates for meningococcal disease in an English population, 1963-98: database study

Michael J Goldacre et al. BMJ. .
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