Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , January 2007

Human Coronavirus-NL63 infections in Korean children, 2004–2006

  • Tae Hee Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ju-Young Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, 761-1 Nowon-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 950 1073; fax: +82 2 950 1955.
    • ,
  • Sang Woo Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, 761-1 Nowon-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Eung-Soo Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 30 May 2006 ,Revised 9 October 2006 ,Accepted 19 October 2006.

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PII: S1386-6532(06)00407-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.10.009

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , January 2007

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