Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar.

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Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar. / Magnussen, P.; Thomsen, C. F.; Bohr, J.; Friis-Møller, A.; Gjørup, T.

In: Ugeskrift for Laeger, Vol. 157, No. 8, 01.01.1995, p. 1035-1037.

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Harvard

Magnussen, P, Thomsen, CF, Bohr, J, Friis-Møller, A & Gjørup, T 1995, 'Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar.', Ugeskrift for Laeger, vol. 157, no. 8, pp. 1035-1037.

APA

Magnussen, P., Thomsen, C. F., Bohr, J., Friis-Møller, A., & Gjørup, T. (1995). Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar. Ugeskrift for Laeger, 157(8), 1035-1037.

Vancouver

Magnussen P, Thomsen CF, Bohr J, Friis-Møller A, Gjørup T. Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar. Ugeskrift for Laeger. 1995 Jan 1;157(8):1035-1037.

Author

Magnussen, P. ; Thomsen, C. F. ; Bohr, J. ; Friis-Møller, A. ; Gjørup, T. / Den kliniske konsekvens af bloddyrkningssvar. In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 1995 ; Vol. 157, No. 8. pp. 1035-1037.

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