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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 10, 1990 - Issue 4
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Physicochemical characteristics and flora of diarrhoeal and recovery faeces in children with acute gastroenteritis in Kenya

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Pages 339-345 | Received 04 Jun 1990, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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