Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 72-82 , January 2008

Imaging in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2007.08.009

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 72-82 , January 2008

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