Lemierre syndrome: Three cases of "the forgotten" disease

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-260

  Lundemose, Jytte Banner ^a   Frederiksen, Poul ^a   Kristensen, Ingrid Bayer ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Lemierre syndrome; Postanginal septicemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044439952     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:1:4:257     Document Type: Article

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