Campylobacter jejuni-induced acute transverse myelitis
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Vaccine Induced Acute Transverse Myelitis: Case Report
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102012