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. 1968 Apr;167(4):511–520. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196804000-00007

Inapparent hypoxemia in casualties with wounded limbs: pulmonary fat embolism?

J A Collins, W C Gordon Jr, T L Hudson, R W Irvin Jr, T Kelly, R M Hardaway 3rd
PMCID: PMC1387241  PMID: 5644725

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