Pulmonary actinomycosis : A study of 16 cases from Central Chest Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Dujneungkunakorn, Taweekiat ^a   Riantawan, Pratheep ^a   Tungsagunwattana, Sutarat ^a  

^a Central Chest Hospital Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Lung Cancer; Lung Mass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042579626     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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