RADIATION EXPOSURE DURING SPINE SURGERY USING C-ARM FLUOROSCOPY
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1809-4406,1413-7852
DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220192701172722