Gas under the diaphragm in xray film may mislead
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Gas under the diaphragm in x-ray film may mislead.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v47i3.3442