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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;30(8):1207-8.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.8.1207.

An Appropriate Lower Respiratory Tract Specimen Is Essential for Diagnosis of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Jae Hoon Lee  1 , Chang-Seop Lee  2 , Heung-Bum Lee  2
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Case Reports

An Appropriate Lower Respiratory Tract Specimen Is Essential for Diagnosis of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Jae Hoon Lee et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2015 Aug.
No abstract available

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