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Research Article

Incidence and Outcome of Tube Thoracostomy Positioning in Trauma Patients

, MD, PhD, , MD, , MD & , MD, PhD
Pages 237-241 | Received 29 Jun 2011, Accepted 05 Aug 2011, Published online: 03 Oct 2011

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