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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 71, 2016 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Serodiagnosis of whooping cough in Belgium: results of the National Reference Centre for Bordetella pertussis anno 2013

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