Sensitivity of immunofluorescence test in giardiasis.
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Pages with reference to book, From 213 To 213 Rakhshanda Baqai ( Pakistan Medical Research Council Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. ) Saleem Hafiz ( Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Civil Hospital, Karachi. ) Sarwar J. Zuberi ( Pakistan Medical Research Council, Research Center, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. ) Shahana Urooj Kazmi ( Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Karachi. )
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 43 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993