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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Predictors for diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis infection in Poland, 2009–2010

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Pages 604-610 | Received 23 Nov 2014, Accepted 09 Apr 2015, Published online: 23 Apr 2015

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