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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A Survey about Surgical Preferences in Operative Technique in Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury

Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Gabriel Alcalá-Cerra, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar

Citation Information : Alvis-Miranda HR, Alcalá-Cerra G, Moscote-Salazar LR. A Survey about Surgical Preferences in Operative Technique in Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2013; 2 (3):106-111.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1070

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Published Online: 01-12-2013

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