Gastrointestinal: Spontaneous jejunal hematoma secondary to supratherapeutic anticoagulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0815-9319
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07230.x