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. 1996 Jul-Sep;2(3):231–233. doi: 10.3201/eid0203.960312

Role of enterovirus 71 in acute flaccid paralysis after the eradication of poliovirus in Brazil.

E E da Silva 1, M T Winkler 1, M A Pallansch 1
PMCID: PMC2626804  PMID: 8903236

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