Lemierre Syndrome: Remember the Forgotten Disease

Overview

Journal Ulster Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2005 Jan 18

PMID 15651772

Citations 6

Authors

R McMullan

C McConville

J C Clarke

D A Adams

S Hedderwick

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Citing Articles

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