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Lemierre Syndrome Following Oropharyngeal Infection: A Case Series

Miranda D. Lu, Zubin Vasavada and Christina Tanner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2009, 22 (1) 79-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.01.070247

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