Route and length of therapy of acute uncomplicated hematogenous osteomyelitis: do we have the answers yet?
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www.hospitalpediatrics.org doi:10.1542/hpeds.2013-0035 Address correspondence to Michael Del Vecchio, MD, 3440 North Broad St, Kresge 2nd Floor West, Department of Pediatrics, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. E-mail: [email protected] HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS (ISSN Numbers: Print, 2154 1663; Online, 2154 1671). Copyright © 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hospital pediatrics
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014