Does spinal cord injury influence the mortality rate in patients with necrotizing fasciitis?
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Mortality in necrotizing fasciitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.108