CoolClot, a novel hemostatic agent for controlling life-threatening arterial bleeding
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CoolClot, a novel hemostatic agent for controlling life-threatening arterial bleeding
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1920-8642
DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.02.007