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Analysis of emergency head computed tomography in critically ill oncological patients

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 172 - 178
Submitted on: Dec 14, 2020
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Accepted on: Feb 21, 2021
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Published on: Mar 19, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Cristian Pristavu, Adrian Martin, Anca Irina Ristescu, Emilia Patrascanu, Laura Gavril, Olguta Lungu, Madalin Manole, Daniel Rusu, Ioana Grigoras, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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