An imported cutaneous leishmaniasis case treated with glucantime
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Electrocardiographic changes in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis treated with systemic Glucantime
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0377-9777
DOI: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2014.26680