The autopsy incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in critically ill surgical patients
โ Scribed by D. J. Cullen; A. R. Nemeskal
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 507 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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