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Case Reports
. 2012 Nov;105(11):480-2.
doi: 10.1258/JRSM.2012.120007.

Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to the insertion of a cardiac pacemaker

Padmanabhan Subramanian  1 , Sophie Shilston, Shanjitha Kantharuban, Srinivasan Iyer
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Case Reports

Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to the insertion of a cardiac pacemaker

Padmanabhan Subramanian et al. J R Soc Med. 2012 Nov.
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