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Does a Delay from Time of Injury to Surgical Intervention Affect theIncidence of Infection after Open Fractures in Multiple Trauma?
Does a Delay from Time of Injury to Surgical Intervention Affect theIncidence of Infection after Open Fractures in Multiple Trauma?
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Emil H. Schemitsch MD, FRCS(C), R. Benko, J.P. Waddell MD, FRCS(C)
Year
1996
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