1492Human Leptospirosis Trends: North Eastern Thailand, 2001-2012
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Yupin Suputtamongkol, MD; Wilawan Sangsirinakakul, MD; Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul, PhD; Chaunpit Suttinont, MD; Saowaluk Silpasakorn, BSc; Ekkarat Wongsawat, MSc; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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تاریخ انتشار 2014