A Case Study of a Patient with Penetrating Neck Injuries caused by a Nail Gun
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Han, Jong-Soon
(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Sohn, You-Dong (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Ahn, Ji-Yoon (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Ahn, Hee-Cheol (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Kwon, Hyuk-Sool (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Seo, Gang-Yeol (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Cho, Kwang-Yun (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Park, Seung-Min (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) |
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