Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 5-13 , February 2007

Infections and other inflammatory conditions

  • Raymond W. Redline, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Raymond W. Redline, MD, Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2007.01.001

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 5-13 , February 2007

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