Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 196-208 , July 2006

Imaging of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.05.002

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 196-208 , July 2006

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