Expert opinion on the management of infections in the diabetic foot
✍ Scribed by B. A. Lipsky; E. J. G. Peters; E. Senneville; A. R. Berendt; J. M. Embil; L. A. Lavery; V. Urbančič-Rovan; W. J. Jeffcoate
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 271 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-7552
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