Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of invasive candida infection in neutropenic patients

Medical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-231

  Kalin, Mats ^a   Petrini, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDIASIS; HUMAN; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030427807     PISSN: 07360118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02990935     Document Type: Review

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