Study of the factors affecting blood viscosity in patients with thromboangiitis obliterans. A preliminary report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(88)90038-9