Necrotizing fasciitis: Case report and review of literature

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-36

  Smeets, L ^a   Bous, A ^a   Heymans, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947289013     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680007     Document Type: Review

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