Evaluation of Nexus X-ray Rules in Blunt Thorax Trauma
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1306-696X
DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.55594