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Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study on Severe Lower Limb Trauma: Analysis of Laboratory Tests as Predictors of Amputation

Diogo de Freitas Valeiro Garcia, Rafael Richard Clorado de Sá, Celso de Oliveira Bernini, Samir Rasslan

Citation Information : Garcia DD, de Sá RR, de Oliveira Bernini C, Rasslan S. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study on Severe Lower Limb Trauma: Analysis of Laboratory Tests as Predictors of Amputation. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2013; 2 (1):58-61.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1059

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Published Online: 01-04-2013

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