IS THERE A MICROBIOLOGICAL RATIONALE FOR SINGLE-DOSE TREAMENT OF LEPROSY?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0305-7518
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19980002