Boerhaave's Syndrome: Still a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the 21st Century
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Boerhaave's Syndrome: Still a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the 21st Century
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Critical Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6420,2090-6439
DOI: 10.1155/2013/161286