Chapter 28 A history of bacterial meningitis

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 95, Issue C, 2009, Pages 417-433

  Tyler, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 71749120807     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02128-3     Document Type: Chapter

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