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Original Articles

Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injuries Treated in a Large Romanian Emergency Department in Tîrgu-Mureş Between 2009 and 2010

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Pages 835-841 | Received 14 Nov 2014, Accepted 13 Mar 2015, Published online: 09 Jul 2015

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