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Original Article

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Hepatic Lesions in Childhood Cases

Mark D. Jackson Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710
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Celia Kirkman Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
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William D. Bradford Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710
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David H. Walker Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
Pages 379-388 | Received 31 Jul 1984, Accepted 20 Nov 1984, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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