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Original Article

Brucellar epididymo-orchitis: Review of 53 cases in Babol, northern Iran

Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Roushan From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Yahyanejad Hospital, Babol Medical University, BabolCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Masomeh Baiani From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Yahyanejad Hospital, Babol Medical University, Babol
,
Mostafa Javanian From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Yahyanejad Hospital, Babol Medical University, Babol
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Ali Akbar Kasaeian Department of Urology, Babol Medical University, Babol, Iran
Pages 440-444 | Received 22 Jan 2009, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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