Pediatric cervical spine injuries: a comprehensive review.

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Published in Childs Nerv Syst on November 21, 2010

Authors

Martin Mortazavi1, Pankaj A Gore, Steve Chang, R Shane Tubbs, Nicholas Theodore

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

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