Lack of human herpesvirus 8 and Epstein-Barr virus in Kikuchi's histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis
✍ Scribed by Tracy I. George; Carol D. Jones; James L. Zehnder; Roger A. Warnke; Ronald F. Dorfman
- Book ID
- 117818735
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8392
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