TY  - JOUR
TT  - A Rare Case of Isolated Auricular Injury Caused  by a Tree Branch During a Traffic Accident
AU  - Derin, Serhan
AU  - Beydilli, Halil
AU  - Şahan, Leyla
AU  - Acar, Ethem
AU  - Şahan, Murat
AU  - Erdoğan, Selvet
PY  - 2016
DA  - July
JF  - Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports
PB  - Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-9934
SP  - 43
EP  - 45
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jemcr/issue//536171
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/664354
ER  -