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Hardcastle, T.C. (2016). Tertiary Survey and Avoiding Missed Injury. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_40
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