Industrial inhalation Anthrax.
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................ ..........646 MATERIALS AND METHODS.................. 646 RESuLTS..................................................................... 650 DIscussIoN................................................................... 654 SUMMARY.................................................................... 656 LITERATURE CITED.................. 656
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bacteriological reviews
دوره 30 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966