MICROBIOLOGY OF THE AUTOPSY

The Hospital Autopsy: A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 227-245

  Ridgway, Elisabeth J ^a   Harvey, David J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/b13395-16     Document Type: Chapter

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