Bowel abscess with Nocardia veterana associated with colon carcinoma

Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-307

  Schlebusch, Sanmarié ^a   Nimmo, Graeme ^a   Carter, Robyn ^a  

^a Central Queensland Pathology Laboratory   (Australia)

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EID: 77950319854     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00313021003633144     Document Type: Article

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