A clinico-pathological study of adult histiocytosis X involving the brain.
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A clinico-pathological study of adult histiocytosis X involving the brain.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.56.9.1008