Thrombocytopenic purpura as a presenting manifestation of tubercular lymphadenitis
β Scribed by Sameer Bakhshi; Madhulika Kabra; Venkaleswaran K. Iyer; L. S. Arya
- Book ID
- 110654305
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 508 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-5456
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