UNUSUAL PROLONGED UNCONSCIOUSNESS AFTER CARDIAC RESUSCITATION: A CASE REPORT
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/32.9.427