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. 2022 Jun;191(3):1451-1452.
doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02692-2. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

To scan or not to scan trauma patients, that is the question

Bartolomeo Lorenzati  1 , Jacopo Giamello  2 , Andrea Tortore  3 , Attilio Allione  3 , Letizia Barutta  3 , Emanuele Bernardi  3 , Ilaria Blangetti  4 , Alessia Bono  3 , Remo Galaverna  5 , Alberto Grosso  3 , Elena Maggio  3 , Gianpiero Martini  3 , Vincenzo Peloponneso  3 , Massimo Perotto  3 , Paola Ramonda  5 , Massimo Rega  3 , Andrea Sciolla  3 , Giuseppe Lauria  3
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To scan or not to scan trauma patients, that is the question

Bartolomeo Lorenzati et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Jun.
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