Aortic Dissection Manifested as Bilateral Leg Pain, Weakness and Paresthesia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1309-534X,2146-2925
DOI: 10.5152/jaemcr.2014.80488