Practice patterns of pediatric surgeons caring for stable patients with traumatic solid organ injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 820-824

  Fallat, Mary E ^a   Casale, Anthony J ^b  

^a KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Kidney; Liver; Nonoperative management; Spleen; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 0030778209     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199711000-00014     Document Type: Article

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