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Shigellosis of Childhood in Northern Greece: Epidemiological, Clinical and Laboratory Data of Hospitalized Patients During the Period 1971-96

John Kavaliotis, Stavroula Karyda, Theodora Konstantoula, Athina Kansouzidou, Heraklia Tsagaropoulou Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 13 Gr Lambraki St., GR-15546 38 Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 207-211 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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