Aspergillus infections in the head and neck

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-224

  Laury, Adrienne M ^a   DelGaudio, John M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fungus; Otitis externa; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905116064     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0095-2     Document Type: Article

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