Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome With Valvular Vegetations in Acute Q Fever
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome With Valvular Vegetations in Acute Q Fever.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ956