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Rev Cubana Med Trop 2015; 67 (2)

Cerebrospinal fluid RPR-Carbon test (Centis, Cuba) as an alternative for diagnosis of neurosyphilis

Rodríguez GI, Noda RAA, Echevarria PE

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 146-149
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