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Wernicke encephalopathy: a medical emergency
Gregory S. Day and C. Martin del Campo
CMAJ May 13, 2014 186 (8) E295; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130091
Gregory S. Day
Division of Neurology, University of Toronto; and University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScC. Martin del Campo
Division of Neurology, University of Toronto; and University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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Wernicke encephalopathy: a medical emergency
Gregory S. Day, C. Martin del Campo
CMAJ May 2014, 186 (8) E295; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130091
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