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. 1993 Jun;158(6):625–628.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever following cardiac transplantation.

T M Rallis 1, J D Kriesel 1, J S Dumler 1, L E Wagoner 1, E D Wright 1, S L Spruance 1
PMCID: PMC1311797  PMID: 8337866

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