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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Factores de Riesgo Para Desarrollar Empiema Postraumático

Alexander Salcedo, Carlos Alberto Henao, Alexandra Cardona, Santiago Naranjo, María Isabel Villegas, Carlos Hernando Morales

Citation Information : Salcedo A, Henao CA, Cardona A, Naranjo S, Villegas MI, Morales CH. Factores de Riesgo Para Desarrollar Empiema Postraumático. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2012; 1 (3):163-167.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1036

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Published Online: 01-12-2012

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