Delayed Esophageal Perforation: A Complication of Anterior Cervical Spine Fixation
β Scribed by Anastasios K. Konstantakos; R. Thomas Temes
- Book ID
- 117036564
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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