Rare but Foreseeable: Rapidly Expanding Retropharyngeal Hematoma After Fall from Height
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2474-252X,2474-252X
DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51119