Ethanol Sclerotherapy for the Intractable Epistaxis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Practica oto-rhino-laryngologica. Suppl.
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0912-1870,2185-1557
DOI: 10.5631/jibirinsuppl.138.24