A Case of Intracranial Abscess Caused by Peri-odontogenic Infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0030-6622,1883-0854
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.117.206