Pneumococcal peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis
β Scribed by Mijke van Steekelenburg; Ronald A. de Roo; Pascal Steenvoorde; Jos J. Gosen; Adriaan J. den Outer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 163
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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