Hepatic abscess: a rare manifestation of brucellosis in children
โ Scribed by Buket Kilicaslan; Nurcan Cengiz; Mir Ali Pourbagher; Tuba Cemil
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 167
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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