Odontogenic deep-neck space infection associated with mediastinitis: Report of a case.
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1995
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.41.881