Study on Chlamydia trachomatis Antigen Detection in First-Voided Urine Sediments
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
سال: 1991
ISSN: 1884-569X,0387-5911
DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.65.88