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. 2003 May 5;178(9):468.

doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05295.x.

Staphylococcus aureus and stethoscopes

Karina J Kennedy, Dianne E Dreimanis, Wendy D Beckingham, Francis J Bowden

PMID: 12720501
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05295.x

Staphylococcus aureus and stethoscopes

Karina J Kennedy et al. Med J Aust. 2003.

. 2003 May 5;178(9):468.

doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05295.x.

Authors

Karina J Kennedy, Dianne E Dreimanis, Wendy D Beckingham, Francis J Bowden

PMID: 12720501
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05295.x

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