A case of fatal alcoholic ketoacidosis
β Scribed by S. Cooreman; M. De Doncker; P. Van hee; W. Uyttenbroeck; H. Dits; H. Neels
- Book ID
- 116570052
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0923-2532
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