ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acutely Limping Child Up To Age 5
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® limping child--ages 0 to 5 years.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Radiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1546-1440
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.09.030