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Analysis of 22 years of surveillance for prion diseases in Slovenia, 1996 to 2017

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 227 - 233
Submitted on: Mar 22, 2018
Accepted on: Sep 5, 2018
Published on: Oct 1, 2018
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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