Acute Cervical Fracture or Congenital Spinal Deformity?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1079-0268,2045-7723
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11753986