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Osteomyelitis of the Ribs in the Antibiotic Era

Jihad Bishara, Dina Gartman-Israel, Miriam Weinberger, Shimon Maimon, Gabi Tamir, Silvio Pitlik Department of Internal Medicine "C", Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikvah, Israel
Pages 223-227 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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