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Training non-surgeons to perform resuscitative thoracotomy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2278-5388
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1229