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Septic Arthritis of the Sternoclavicular Joint

Jason Womack
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 908-912; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110196
Jason Womack
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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