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Burning sensation and rupture of a totally implantable venous catheter

✍ Scribed by Lima, Cristiane Maria Mártires de; Silvah, José Henrique da; Suen, Vivian Marques Miguel; Cunha, Selma Freire de Carvalho da; Marchini, Júlio Sérgio

Book ID
122300566
Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2013
Weight
190 KB
Volume
59
Category
Article
ISSN
2255-4823

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