Severe Leptospirosis Observed in a Man Who Had Just Returned from Abroad
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Severe leptospirosis observed in a man who had just returned from abroad.
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عنوان ژورنال: Balkan Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2146-3123,2146-3131
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.085