Antipersonnel mines: The global epidemic

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Chaloner, E J ^a,c   Mannion, S J ^b  

^a SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b West Hill Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; RED CROSS; SHOE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED NATIONS; WAR;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BLAST INJURIES; HUMANS; WAR;

EID: 0030027429     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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