Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 336-337 , July 2010

A 24-year-old Man With Subjective Fever and Syncope

Received 8 September 2009 ,Revised 28 November 2009 ,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 336-337 , July 2010

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