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A rare complication of implanted central-venous access devices: catheter fracture and embolization

✍ Scribed by J. M. H. Debets; J. A. M. J. Wils; J. T. Schlangen

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
948 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0941-4355

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