Burning sensation and rupture of a totally implantable venous catheter
✍ Scribed by de Lima, Cristiane Maria Mártires; da Silvah, José Henrique; Miguel Suen, Vivian Marques; Carvalho da Cunha, Selma Freire de; Marchini, Júlio Sérgio
- Book ID
- 122242905
- Publisher
- SciELO
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0104-4230
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