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Injuries distracting from intraabdominal injuries after blunt trauma☆

Peter C Ferrera
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Peter C Ferrera
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  • Address reprint requests to Dr Ferrera, Department of Emergency Medicine A-139, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 12208.
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Peter C Ferrera
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  • Address reprint requests to Dr Ferrera, Department of Emergency Medicine A-139, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 12208.
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Vincent P Verdile
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Vincent P Verdile
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Joel M Bartfield
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Joel M Bartfield
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Howard S Snyder
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Howard S Snyder
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Richard F Salluzzo
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Richard F Salluzzo
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From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. USA
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90032-8

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        ☆Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, May 8, 1996, Denver, CO.

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