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Immunologic Factors in Acute Rheumatic Fever Compared to Rheumatic Heart Disease
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1738-3536,2005-6184
DOI: 10.4046/trd.1988.35.3.167