Tracheal Laceration Related to Endotracheal Intubation
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Tracheal Laceration Related to Endotracheal Intubation
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Plastic Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2234-6163,2234-6171
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.2.182