Selective conservative management of penetrating abdominal wounds: A prospective study
โ Scribed by D. Demetriades; B. Rabinowitz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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