A case of hemophagocytic syndrome associated with fungal sepsis
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Shuchu Chiryo Igakukai zasshi
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1340-7988,1882-966X
DOI: 10.3918/jsicm.13.239