Management of Severe Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis with Injectable Antituberculous Drugs
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Management of Severe Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis with Injectable Antituberculous Drugs
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1348-8945,1349-4147
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2015-09