Retained foreign bodies

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-111

  Kaiser, C William ^a,b   Slowick, Timothy ^c   Spurling, Kathleen Pfeifer ^c   Friedman, Sissie ^c  

^a Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Med Professional Insurance Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign bodies; Trauma; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030832253     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199707000-00025     Document Type: Article

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