The Effects of Short-term Steroid Therapy on Lung Bacterial Clearance and Survival in Rats

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Journal Ann Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 1974 Apr 1

PMID 4205795

Citations 7

Authors

W A Skornik

D P DRESSLER

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