The trauma emergency room: A concept for handling and imaging the polytrauma patient

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-6

  Pohlenz, O ^a   Bode, P J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

departmental management; emergency medical service system; radiology and radiologists; trauma

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029929314     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0720-048X(95)00706-V     Document Type: Article

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