J Korean Med Assoc.  2014 Jul;57(7):624-626. 10.5124/jkma.2014.57.7.624.

How to diagnose dengue fever in Korea

• Kim BN

• KMID: 2194899
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2014.57.7.624

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Dengue*
Korea

Figure

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  Figure 1 Numbers of outbound Korean travelers and reported cases of dengue fever in Korea from 2001 to 2013 [34].

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