Truncal gunshot wounds in Finland, 1985 to 1989

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Leppäniemi, Ari ^a   Cederberg, Antti ^b   Tikka, Seppo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Logistic Training Center PL 5   (Finland)

^d PL 5   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029877615     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199603001-00047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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