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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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01-02-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Sepsis in fatal pelvic trauma patients: report from a level-1 Indian Trauma Centre

Authors: S. Lalwani, N. Rajkumari, P. Mathur, V. Sharma, V. Trikha

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2016

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Title: Sepsis in fatal pelvic trauma patients: report from a level-1 Indian Trauma Centre
Authors: S. Lalwani
N. Rajkumari
P. Mathur
V. Sharma
V. Trikha
Publication date: 01-02-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0496-x

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