Management of vertebral osteomyelitis over an eight-year period: The UDIPROVE (UDIne PROtocol on VErtebral osteomyelitis)
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.010