Missed musculoskeletal injuries in a University Hospital in Riyadh: Types of missed injuries and responsible factors

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 503-506

  Kremli, M K ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030250845     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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