Post-traumatic tension faecopneumothorax in a young male: Case report

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kelly, J ^a   Condon, E T ^a   Kirwan, W O ^a   Redmond, H P ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

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EID: 47649118497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-20     Document Type: Article

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