International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14 , Pages e54-e59 , September 2010

Multiple dengue serotypes and high frequency of dengue hemorrhagic fever at two tertiary care hospitals in Lahore during the 2008 dengue virus outbreak in Punjab, Pakistan

Received 15 June 2009 ,Revised 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14 , Pages e54-e59 , September 2010

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