Intoxicated Trauma Victim: A Substantial Burden on Trauma-care System*
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1816-496X
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2010.529.538