Scalp flora in Indian patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors – Implications for pre-surgical site preparation and surgical site infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2277-954X,2277-9167
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.94367