Unusual blunt aortic trauma injury.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 42 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012