craniocerebral missile injury a statistical review
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a statistical report of 912 battle casualtiesadmitted in a special unit of the neurological surgery department during 49 months of the recent war was given. methods of their evaluation, operative categories, management poli¬cies including techniques of missile and bullet removal, and their complications were discussed.
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۲۸، شماره ۱-۴، صفحات ۱-۱۷
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