Brucella Sacroiliitis in Thalassemia Major
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Brucella spondylitis and sacroiliitis in the general population in Mumbai.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1375-x