Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.
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a Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA c Laboratory of Innovation in Therapies, Education and Bioproducts (LITEB), Oswaldo Cruz Institute IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d Hospital Universitario de Monterrey, Centro de Investigación, Prevenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.61.4.368