Blunt head and neck trauma: Interesting chest tomographic "effect".

Lung India

Lung Care and Sleep Centre, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Institute of Pulmonology Medical Research and Development [IPMRD], Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: April 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.177461DOI Listing

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