Epidural pneumatosis as a consequence of cocaine use
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Epidural pneumatosis as a consequence of cocaine use.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.2012.006171