A case of cytomegalovirus enteritis with severe hematochezia requiring emergency surgical intervention
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1340-7988,1882-966X
DOI: 10.3918/jsicm.25_31