Discrepancies Between Clinical and Autopsy Diagnoses
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[Discrepancies between clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings].
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0002-9173,1943-7722
DOI: 10.1309/9m7dfe62rtdkhh4d