PHYSIOLOGICAL THERMOREGULATOLY RESPONSE OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ)
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1348-0685,1881-817X
DOI: 10.3130/aije.73.1233