Prosthetic Joint Infections: Bane of Orthopedists, Challenge for Infectious Disease Specialists
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/374554