Lung abscess: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases

Volumn , Issue 18, 1998, Pages 252-273

  Davis, Benjamin ^a   Systrom, David M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031604182     PISSN: 01953842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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