Striking aquatic life structure found in a sputum smear
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Time to Sputum Smear Conversion in Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients and Factors for Delayed Conversion
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Cytopathology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 8755-1039,1097-0339
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20710