A Comprehensive review of abdominal infections

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lopez, Nicole ^a   Kobayashi, Leslie ^b   Coimbra, Raul ^c  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 79951852882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-6-7     Document Type: Review

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