Self inflicted knife injury resulting in evisceration and serious risk to life
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2279-2201,1391-491X
DOI: 10.4038/sljs.v33i3.8176