Serogroup B meningococcal disease during Hajj: Preparing for the worst scenario
Authors:
- Mohamed K.M. KhalilMKMohamed K.M. Khalil
- Ray BorrowRBRay Borrow
- 1 July 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 7 (4) , 231-234
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