Brain abscess at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 323-325

  Mwang'ombe, N J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034342921     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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