Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: A Challenge for the Acute Care Surgeon
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1457-4969,1799-7267
DOI: 10.1177/14574969211007590