Baclofen Withdrawal: A Cause of Prolonged Fever in the Intensive Care Unit
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300421