Ethnomedicinal Survey of Plants Used In Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Abia State, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Plant Studies
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2412-365X,2410-2970
DOI: 10.18488/journal.69/2014.1.1/69.1.1.9