Contemporary trends of the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and resource utilization of necrotizing fasciitis in Texas: A population-based cohort study

Critical Care Research and Practice

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Oud, Lavi ^a   Watkins, Phillip ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84928397821     PISSN: 20901305     EISSN: 20901313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/618067     Document Type: Article

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