Profile of Chest Trauma in Zaria, Nigeria: A Preliminary Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1117-6806,1117-6806
DOI: 10.4314/njs.v17i1.70700