Two cases of upper airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal hematoma after head and neck injuries
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1883-3772,0915-924X
DOI: 10.3893/jjaam.25.119