An elderly woman with fever and hilar adenopathy
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An elderly woman with fever and hilar adenopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(01)90096-7