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Molecular Epidemiology and Legionnaire's Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

M. Sabria-Leal
Affiliation:
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
M.L. Pedro-Botet
Affiliation:
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
L. Ruiz
Affiliation:
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
G. Gimenez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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