Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B of a child affected with drug-resistant visceral leishmaniasis
β Scribed by R Giacchino; G Giambartolomei; L Tasso; A Timitilli; E Castagnola; M Brisigotti; C Micalizzi
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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