Injuries of the lower limbs caused by antipersonnel mines: The experience of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 477-479

  Korver, A J H ^a,b  

^a Red Cross Hospital Den Haag   (Netherlands)

^b Att Medical Division   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CROSS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VICTIM;

EID: 0030250619     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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