Poncet disease, tuberculosis-arthritis: a case report in upper Egypt and a review of the literature
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1110-161X,2090-3235
DOI: 10.4103/1110-161x.200834