Tetanus in adults : A review of 85 cases at Chon Buri Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 494-499

  Kanchanapongkul, Jirasak ^a  

^a CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Tetanus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TETANUS; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TETANUS; THAILAND;

EID: 0035320263     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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