Selective surgical management of zone II gunshot injuries of the neck: A prospective study

Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 785-788

  Sofianos, C ^a   Degiannis, E ^a   Van den Aardweg, M S ^a   Levy, R D ^a   Naidu, M ^a   Saadia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029970888     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(96)80084-5     Document Type: Article

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