Cantwell AR Jr. Pleomorphic Bacteria as a Cause of Hodgkin's Disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma): A Review of the Literature. JOIMR 2006;4(1):1

Published: 21 February 2006

(C) 2006, by Alan Cantwell, Jr. M.D.

 

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