Rehabilitation in paralysis after prolonged neuromuscular junction blockade
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90775-7