Neurobrucellosis complicated with lumbar epidural abscess; A shepherd’s agony
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عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v63i4.8772