Autoimmune serum factors in active and inactive lymphogranuloma venereum.
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Autoimmune serum factors in active and inactive lymphogranuloma venereum.
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1973
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.49.1.67