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. 1996 Nov 16;313(7067):1255–1256. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1255

Who spots the spots? Diagnosis and treatment of early meningococcal disease in children.

F A Riordan ¹, A P Thomson ¹, J A Sills ¹, C A Hart ¹

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