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Survey on rotavirus infections in a German Pediatric Hospital

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Mathildenstr. 1, D-79106, Freiburg, Germany

    R. Berner, R. F. Schumacher & J. Forster

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Berner, R., Schumacher, R.F. & Forster, J. Survey on rotavirus infections in a German Pediatric Hospital. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 479–481 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471919

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