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. 2018 May 1;172(5):407-408.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5223.

What Pediatricians Should Know About Lassa Virus

David Greenky  1 , Barbara Knust  2 , Eric J Dziuban  3
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What Pediatricians Should Know About Lassa Virus

David Greenky et al. JAMA Pediatr. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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