Giornale italiano di chemioterapia最新文献

Preliminary study to antituberculosis chemotherapy in a region of sub-Saharian Africa: annual risk of tuberculosis infection calculation and tuberculin survey. 撒哈拉以南非洲地区抗结核化疗的初步研究:年度结核感染风险计算和结核菌素调查。

Giornale italiano di chemioterapia Pub Date : 1992-01-01

G B Migliori, A Borchesi, E Comaschi, C V Landoni, M Grandi, A Satta, A Spanevello, G Vocaturo, M Neri

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