GRAM STAIN DETECTION OF INFECTION DURING REVISION ARTHROPLASTY

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume

سال: 1996

ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b5.0780838