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Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report Cover

Brachial Artery Embolectomy in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report

By: Kwame Wiredu and  Okyere Isaac  
Open Access
|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2022-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2457-5518 | Journal ISSN: 2457-550X
Language: English
Page range: 20 - 23
Submitted on: Nov 29, 2021
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Accepted on: Mar 29, 2022
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Published on: Jun 14, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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