Systemic BCG-Osis as a Rare Side Effect of Intravesical BCG Treatment for Superficial Bladder Cancer
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Systemic BCG-Osis as a Rare Side Effect of Intravesical BCG Treatment for Superficial Bladder Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Urology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-696X,2090-6978
DOI: 10.1155/2013/821526