PULMONARY EMBOLISM: ISSUES OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATION, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY
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Syncope; the Initial Manifestation of Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Almanac of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-0505
DOI: 10.18786/2072-0505-2015-38-90-94