Compartment syndromes in unconscious patients: a simple aid to diagnosis.
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An atlas of clinical syndromes. A visual aid to diagnosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6585.1472