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. 1998 Jan;15(1):2–6. doi: 10.1136/emj.15.1.2

How should we manage exsanguinating pelvic fractures in the United Kingdom?

S Meek 1, R Ross 1
PMCID: PMC1342998  PMID: 9475213

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