Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery in a Patient with Unsuspected Cold Agglutinin Disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0302-5780
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2000.39.6.905