Partial Blindness, with other Neurological Signs, Cured by Cervico-Dorsal Sympathectomy
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A Case of Causalgia Cured by Sympathectomy
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1938
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573803200209