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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
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ACUTE HEMIPLEGIA CAUSED BY A RETROGRADE CEREBRAL VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM AFTER CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER REMOVAL: AN ILLUSTRATIVE CASE.

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Pages 51-53 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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