Authors' reply: The impact of published recommendations on the management of penetrating abdominal injury (Br J Surg 2008; 95: 515–521)
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6314
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