Clinical survey done to find out the acceptability of modified and innovative neutropenic diet among hospitalized patients suffering with neutropenic and immune suppressed conditions
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2394-6032
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161379