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Severe Fatal Systemic Embolism Due to Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis as the Initial Manifestation of Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Case Report Cover

Severe Fatal Systemic Embolism Due to Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis as the Initial Manifestation of Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Case Report

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|May 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2018-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 68 - 73
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2017
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Accepted on: Feb 15, 2018
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Published on: May 25, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Anca Moţăţăianu, Smaranda Maier, Anita Gothard, Zoltán Bajkó, Rodica Bălaşa, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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