Intracranial abscess

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 727-730

  Barnes, Robert C ^a  

^a Sacred Heart Medical Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84862253459     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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