Listeria monocytogenesinfection of a prosthetic vascular graft
β Scribed by R. Van Noyen; R. Reybrouck; P. Peeters; L. Verheyen; J. Vandepitte
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 316 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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