Controversies in advanced trauma life support

Trauma

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-176

  Driscoll, P ^a   Gwinnutt, C ^a   Mcneill, I ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced Trauma Life Support; trauma; trauma education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000227250     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146040869900100209     Document Type: Article

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