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Precise, High-throughput Analysis of Bacterial Growth
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Standards or References: A Central Question for Growth Monitoring?
Barbara Heude1, Pauline Scherdel1,2,3, Martin Chalumeau2,3
1INSERM, UMR1153 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Center (CRESS), Early ORigins of the Child's Health and Development Team (ORCHAD), Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
|August 18, 2017
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