Whats new in emergencies trauma and shock? Age and trauma: Geriatric trauma patients and geriatric trauma ward services
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Whats New in Emergencies Trauma and Shock? Age and Trauma: Geriatric Trauma Patients and Geriatric Trauma Ward Services
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.212495