Hemolytic uremic syndrome following <i> Hemiscorpius</i> <i>lepturus </i> (scorpion) sting
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0971-4065
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.45293