Trauma care: Finding a better way.
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SUBMITTER: Alam HB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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In a Perspective, Hasan Alam discusses emerging treatment approaches in trauma care. ...[more]
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