Emergency Department Management of Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease
โ Scribed by Paula Tanabe; Randall Myers; Amy Zosel; Jane Brice; Altaf H. Ansari; Julia Evans; Zoran Martinovich; Knox H. Todd; Judith A. Paice
- Book ID
- 109275139
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 183 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1069-6563
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