Serodiagnosis ofMycobacterium aviumComplex Pulmonary Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000354791