Tuberculosis peritoneal simulando una carcinomatosis peritoneal: aportación de un caso
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عنوان ژورنال: Anales de Medicina Interna
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0212-7199
DOI: 10.4321/s0212-71992007000300013