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Patterns of pediatric thoracic penetrating injuries

A single-trauma-center experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Suliaman M. Alaqeel, Abdulaziz A. Howsawi, Mohammad K. Al Namshan and Jamila O. Al Maary
Saudi Medical Journal March 2021, 42 (3) 280-283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200693
Suliaman M. Alaqeel
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Alaqeel, Al Namshan, Al Maary), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City and from the Department of Family Medicine (Howsawi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz A. Howsawi
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Alaqeel, Al Namshan, Al Maary), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City and from the Department of Family Medicine (Howsawi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad K. Al Namshan
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Alaqeel, Al Namshan, Al Maary), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City and from the Department of Family Medicine (Howsawi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Jamila O. Al Maary
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Alaqeel, Al Namshan, Al Maary), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City and from the Department of Family Medicine (Howsawi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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