Comparing mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: General surgery vs non-general surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.530