Management of lactational mastitis and breast abscesses: Review of current knowledge and practice

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 430-435

  Kataria, Kamal ^a   Srivastava, Anurag ^a   Dhar, Anita ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breast abscess; Breast feeding; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870589191     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0776-1     Document Type: Review

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