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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 24, 1989 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Prospective Study of the Etiology of Diarrhea in Adult Outpatients and Impatients

H.I. Rautelin Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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O.V. Renkonen Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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C.-H. Von Bonsdorff Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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J. Lähdevirta Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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T. Pitkänen Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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A. Järvinen Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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P. Reinikainen Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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T.U. Kosunen Dept. of Bacteriology and Immunology and Dept. of Virology, University of Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Aurora Municipal Hospital, and Division of Primary Health Care, Helsinki City Health Dept., Helsinki, Finland
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Pages 329-333 | Received 17 Jul 1988, Accepted 15 Nov 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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