Brown recluse spider bite: A rare cause of necrotic wounds

Wounds

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 304-312

  Norden, Pamela S ^a   Phillips, Tania J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 29844439228     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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