Chorioamnionitis caused by Capnocytophaga: Case report
โ Scribed by Christine Edwards; Chung Hwa Yi; John L. Currie
- Book ID
- 118832523
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 173
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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