To Cite:
Najafi
N, Davoudi
A, Hassantabar
S R, Haddadi
R. Investigating the Epidemiologic, Laboratory, and Clinical Features of Brucellosis Patients Hospitalized in the North of Iran During 2009 - 2014,
Arch Clin Infect Dis.
2018
; 13(2):e61012.
doi: 10.5812/archcid.61012.
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