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Case 2 - Between the Head and the Heart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2019

By
Theresa Cole
Edited by
Tom Solomon ,
Benedict D. Michael ,
Alastair Miller  and
Rachel Kneen
Tom Solomon
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Benedict D. Michael
Affiliation:
Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool
Alastair Miller
Affiliation:
Tropical & Infectious Disease Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital
Rachel Kneen
Affiliation:
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool
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Case Studies in Neurological Infections of Adults and Children , pp. 5 - 8
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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