The obese trauma patient: Treatment strategies

Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 36-46

  Goodell, Teresa Tarnowski ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cure strategies; Obesity; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; REVIEW;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0030113276     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: 19323883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043860-199604000-00005     Document Type: Article

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