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. 2000 Mar-Apr;6(2):208. doi: 10.3201/eid0602.000219

Preventing Zoonotic Diseases in Immunocompromised Persons: The Role of Physicians and Veterinarians

Norbert Nowotny *, Armin Deutz
PMCID: PMC2640850  PMID: 10756160

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Suggested citation: Nowotny N, Deutz A. Preventing Zoonotic Diseases in Immunocompromised Persons: The Role of Physicians and Veterinarians [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2000, Apr [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no2/nowotny.htm

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