Platelet antibodies in Mediterranean tick typhus
β Scribed by D.A.P. Raoult; P.J. Weiller; I. Juhan-Vague; M. Finaud; M. Mongin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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