Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , February 2008

The lung and pediatric trauma

  • Juan A. Tovar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Juan A. Tovar, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Universitario “La Paz”, P. de la Castellana 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2007.10.008

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , February 2008

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