Treatment of a case of thromboembolism resulting from thoracic outlet syndrome with intra-arterial urokinase infusion
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(88)90348-5