21-Year-Old Man With Chest Pain, Respiratory Distress, and Altered Mental Status
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0673