Systemic granulomatosis and hypercalcaemia following intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0954-6820,1365-2796
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.00957.x