Two cases of cervical spinal epidural abscess and differential diagnosis from retropharyngeal abscess
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1349-581X,1884-474X
DOI: 10.5106/jjshns.24.291