Invasive aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients: potential hazard of hospital building work.
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Invasive aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients: potential hazard of hospital building work.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.301.6755.802