Development of severe diabetic keto-acidosis with shock after changing interferon-beta into interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Intensive care medicine
دوره 26 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000