Infections from Body Piercing and Tattoos
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- 18 December 2015
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Microbiology Spectrum
- Vol. 3 (6)
Abstract
The infectious complications of body piercing and tattooing are reviewed.Keywords
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