Neurosurgical injury related to terror

Essentials of Terror Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 313-336

  Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 77950020150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09412-0_19     Document Type: Chapter

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