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Permanent tetraplegia in an infant following improper use of a car seat restraint

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-1383(92)90025-N
Permanent tetraplegia in an infant following improper use of a car seat restraint
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      Accepted: January 17, 1992

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-1383(92)90025-N

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      © 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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