Nonsurgical management should be first-line therapy for breast abscess

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2257-2258

  Elder, Elisabeth Edstrom ^a   Brennan, Meagan ^a,b  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE NSW   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; BREAST DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; BREAST DISEASES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79952112456     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0509-1     Document Type: Letter

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