"Stress" ulcers and heparin prophylaxis.
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Pressure ulcers--prophylaxis and treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5797.444