Rhabdomyolysis Complicating Unrecognized Hypophosphatemia in an Alcoholic Patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/1999/376034