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Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India

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  1. ICMR Centre of Advanced Research tn Virology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632 004 Tamil Nadu

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John, T.J. Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India. Indian J Pediatr 49, 238–241 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830759

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