Pattern of thoracic injuries among victims of mass causality suicide bomb blast incidents in Karachi

A. R. Bhagwani, S. A. Arsalan, U. Nadeem, A. R. Qazi, A. Amin, S. A. Husain, K. M. Yousuf, A. R. Uraizee (Karachi, Pakistan; Kent, United Kingdom; Makkah, Saudi Arabia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Chest wall and pleura
Session: Chest wall and pleura
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2658
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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