Rising admisssions and mortality at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa

E. M. Irusen, U. G. Lalloo (Tygerberg, Durban, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Important lung infections worldwide
Session: Important lung infections worldwide
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3805
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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