Iron overload as a mechanism for the lowered survival in AIDS patients receiving dapsone-iron protoxalate for secondary prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of infectious diseases
دوره 174 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996