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Composition and architecture of biofilms on used voice prostheses

✍ Scribed by Kevin J. D. A. Buijssen; Bernard F. A. M. van der Laan; Henny C. van der Mei; Jelly Atema–Smit; Pauline van den Huijssen; Henk J. Busscher; Hermie J. M. Harmsen

Book ID
112097524
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
641 KB
Volume
34
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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