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Diphtheria - References

Creator: Dr. Sangamithra
Keywords: Diphtheria, vaccines, sulfa drugs, World War II, Soviet Union, epidemic, immunization, childhood illness, death, strangling angel, Pierre Bretonneau, Greek, leathery, New England colonies

Written by - Dr. Sangamithra, MBBS

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Apr 08, 2016

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Author: Ms. Sangamitra

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Published on Apr 08, 2016
Last Updated on Apr 08, 2016

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