Actinomycosis--an unusual case of an uncommon disease.

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Published in J Am Board Fam Pract on June 16, 1999

Authors

L R Petrone1, J J Sivalingam, A R Vaccaro

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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