GRANULOMAS OF THE VOCAL CORDS CAUSED BY SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope

سال: 1985

ISSN: 0023-852X

DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198505000-00014