Case report: Acute postoperative neurological impairment from fat embolism syndrome
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Motor Aphasia as a Rare Presentation of Fat Embolism Syndrome; A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03022775