Staphylococci and implant surfaces: a review

Injury - Tập 37 Số 2 - Trang S3-S14 - 2006
Llinos G. Harris1, R. Geoff Richards
1AO Research Institute, AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland. [email protected]

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