ULTRASONOGRAPHY AS AN EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR HUMAN SUBCUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Vestnik Rentgenologii i Radiologii
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0042-4676
DOI: 10.20862/0042-4676-2016-97-2-101-104