Urinalysis in Medical Diagnosis: the Historical and Contemporary Usage.

Infect Dis Clin Microbiol

Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.

Published: June 2024

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