Actinomycosis-An unusual case of an uncommon disease

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-161

  Pétrone, Louis R ^a,b   Sivalingam, Jocelynj ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIS; SPINE DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033088095     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.12.2.158     Document Type: Article

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