Rapidly Resolving Nonalcoholic Marchiafava-Bignami Disease in the Setting of Malnourishment After Gastric Bypass Surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2324-7096,2324-7096
DOI: 10.1177/2324709618784318