Haemothorax and Thoracic Spine Fractures in the Elderly
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Haemothorax and Thoracic Spine Fractures in the Elderly
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6862,2090-6870
DOI: 10.1155/2012/162064