Natural resistance against tetanus in patients with lepromatous leprosy
β Scribed by Kunal Saha; V.K. Sharma; V.N. Sehgal; S.K. Agarwal
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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