The sepsis syndrome in odontogenic infection

Media, War and Conflict

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-25

  Handley, Thomas P B ^a   Devlin, Mark F ^a   Koppel, David A ^a   McCaul, James A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dental infection; odontogenic infection; sepsis; systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858295362     PISSN: 17506352     EISSN: 17506360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/175114370901000107     Document Type: Article

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