Self.inflicted penetrating injury to head with complete preservation of consciousness in a psychotic patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-3147,0976-3155
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.118771