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Research Article

Vertebral osteomyelitis: Retrospective review of 11 years of experience

Sharon Weissman From the School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South CarolinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. David ParkerSchool of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Wajid Siddiqui From the School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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Shana DykemaSouth Carolina Hospital Association, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Joseph Horvath From the School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Pages 193-199 | Received 05 Jul 2013, Accepted 19 Nov 2013, Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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