Retropharyngeal abscess, submandibular abscess, and regio colli abscess with bronchopneumonia in a 2.5-month-old boy
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عنوان ژورنال: Majalah Kedokteran Andalas
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2442-5230,0126-2092
DOI: 10.25077/mka.v42.i3.p137-145.2019