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Original Article

Bone and wound fluid concentrations of cephalosporins Oral cefadroxil and parenteral cefuroxime compared in 52 patients with a trochanteric fracture

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Pages 161-165 | Received 25 Jun 1994, Accepted 28 Nov 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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