Candida - 'The cancer of silastic'

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 240-242

  Ell, S R ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida; Larynx artificial; Silicone elastomers

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; COOLING; ESOPHAGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; SPECIES; SPEECH REHABILITATION; STAIN;

EID: 0029942728     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100133304     Document Type: Article

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