FRACTURE OF THE SPINAL COLUMN WITH AND WITHOUT CORD INJURY
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1918
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1918.02600430008003