Laryngeal Tuberculosis Presenting With Primary Symptoms Of Laryngeal Carcinoma
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Laryngeal tuberculosis presenting as laryngeal carcinoma.
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عنوان ژورنال: SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2091-0959,1818-9741
DOI: 10.3126/saarctb.v10i1.8676