Presumptive Latrodectus Bite With Ileus and Myocardial Involvement

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

سال: 2010

ISSN: 1080-6032

DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.04.003