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Anaplasmosis in Uganda. I. Use of Dried Blood on Filter Paper and Serum Samples for Serodiagnosis of Anaplasmosis—a Comparative Study

✍ Scribed by G. S. Z. SSENYONGA; S. MONTENEGRO-JAMES; I. KAKOMA; R. HANSEN

Book ID
110860938
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
307 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0300-9475

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