One-sample two-smear versus two-sample two-smear approach for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Laboratory Physicians
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0974-2727,0974-7826
DOI: 10.4103/jlp.jlp_145_17