Rhabdomyolysis. The role of diagnostic and prognostic factors

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 303-312

  Keltz, Eran ^a   Khan, Fahmi Yousef ^b   Mann, Gideon ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894462917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/mltj/2013.3.4.303     Document Type: Review

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