A rare cause of acute wrist pain: a thrombosed persistent median artery
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عنوان ژورنال: Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1302-0234,1308-6316
DOI: 10.5606/tftrd.2016.76836