Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Page 155 , August 2009

Female Infant With Fever and Rash

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Page 155 , August 2009

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