Bacteriological indicators in estimating therapy efficiency for newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Science and Innovations in Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2618-754X,2500-1388
DOI: 10.35693/2500-1388-2020-5-2-140-144