A new scale for prognostication in head injury
β Scribed by V.G. Ramesh; K.P. Thirumaran; M. Chockaiah Raja
- Book ID
- 116674510
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
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