Carbon monoxide poisoning-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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عنوان ژورنال: Notfall + Rettungsmedizin
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1434-6222,1436-0578
DOI: 10.1007/s10049-019-00640-3