An Unusual Case of Asystole following Penetrating Neck Trauma and Anoxic Brain Injury
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Cardiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-6404,2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2011/579805