Re: Should We Use Routinely Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients with Chest Trauma?

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Journal World J Surg

Publisher Wiley

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2006 Oct 18

PMID 17043933

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Authors

R G Holzheimer

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