Intractable Surgical Site Infection at Drain Site after Appendectomy: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kitakanto Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1343-2826,1881-1191
DOI: 10.2974/kmj.69.325