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Original Articles

Pattern of injuries suffered by patients treated for alleged assault at Witbank General Hospital, Mpumalanga

, MD, MMed(Family Medicine) (Senior family physician/senior lecturer)
Pages 14-14d | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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