Outcome of children after near drowning.
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Epidemiology of unintentional drowning and near-drowning in Denmark in 1995.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 101 1 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998