To Cite:
Alavi
S M, Khoshkho
M M. Seroprevalence Study of Leptospirosis Among Rice Farmers in Khuzestan Province, South West Iran, 2012,
Jundishapur J Microbiol.
2014
; 7(7):e11536.
doi: 10.5812/jjm.11536.
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