Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Persistent Autonomic Dysreflexia in a Pediatric Patient
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Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Persistent Autonomic Dysreflexia in a Pediatric Patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Urology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2090-696X,2090-6978
DOI: 10.1155/2016/4569684