Bazett’s Formula: Is it Rational to be Used?

  • Asghar Mohamadi Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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Abstract

EditorDear In an experimental study which was conducted by Moghaddasi et al.

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Published
2018-02-05
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Letter to the editor