Detection of Entamoeba histolytica Coproantigen Among Children with Dysentery in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2383-2894
DOI: 10.5812/zjrms.88964