A Case of Recrudescent Tuberculos Lymphadenitis 3 Years Following BCG Vaccination.
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0918-3876,2185-3754
DOI: 10.5701/jjpp.8.128