Perforating injuries of the small bowel from blunt abdominal trauma
โ Scribed by Thomas F. Phillips; Sheldon Brotman; Samuel Cleveland; R Adams Cowley
- Book ID
- 108420361
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 487 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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