Management of unique clinical entities in disaster medicine

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-326

  Gans, L ^a   Kennedy, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CRUSH TRAUMA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DISASTER PLANNING; EAR INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE INJURY; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART INJURY; INJURY; LUNG INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW;

EID: 0029896659     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70253-4     Document Type: Article

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