The foot that stalled a thousand ships: A controversial case from the 13th century BCE

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 507-508

  Johnson, Horton A ^a  

^a Three Lincoln Center #47C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCOSIS; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; FOOT DISEASE; GOUT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MYCETOMA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0142042487     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.10.507     Document Type: Review

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