Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 243-252 , November 2007

Histopathological diagnosis of infectious diseases using patients’ sera

  • Yutaka Tsutsumi, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Yutaka Tsutsumi, MD, Department of Pathology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2007.07.005

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 243-252 , November 2007

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