Seatbelt sign in a case of blunt abdominal trauma; what lies beneath it?

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Seatbelt sign in a case of blunt abdominal trauma; what lies beneath it?

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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Surgery

سال: 2015

ISSN: 1471-2482

DOI: 10.1186/s12893-015-0108-z