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Chapter 30 - Injuries and Trauma

from Section III - Illness and Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2018

By
Benjamin Levy ,
David Sugerman ,
Mark Anderson  and
Charles Mock
Edited by
David Townes
David Townes
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle
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Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners
 , pp. 441 - 459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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