Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection
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Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-648X,2090-6498
DOI: 10.1155/2015/626825