Lemierre's syndrome: a pharyngotonsillitis complication.
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Please cite this article as: Pinheiro PE, Miotto PD, Shigematsu NQ, Tamashiro E, Valera FC, Anselmo-Lima WT. Lemierre’s syndrome: a pharyngotonsillitis complication. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2015;81:115--6. Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] (P.E.B. Pinheiro). b a b a s a c p I m O t
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
دوره 81 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015