Surgical management of clostridium difficile colitis

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 204-209

  Seltman, Annk ^a,b  

^a Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates Ltd ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; colectomy; pseudomembranous colitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869237072     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: 15309681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329390     Document Type: Article

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