Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome following total thyroidectomy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588413x13629960048118