Imaging gastrointestinal perforation in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma
β Scribed by D. H. Jamieson; P. S. Babyn; R. Pearl
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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