Should minor mucosal tongue lacerations be sutured in children?
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Presenting characteristics and treatment outcomes for tongue lacerations in children.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.045211