Comparative Evaluation of Widal Slide Agglutination Test and Widal Tube Agglutination Test in Diagnosing Enteric Fever among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Odisha
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2020/2