Blue-gray discoloration of the skin

American Family Physician

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 821-822

  Merchant, Farrukh ^a   Carpenter, Teresa ^a  

^a Anaheim Community Based Outpatient Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 80054095064     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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