ACUTE ABDOMEN- PRESENTATION OF INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS
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Non-surgical acute abdomen: intestinal tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2019/178