The Impact of Gunshot Wounds on an Orthopaedic Surgical Service in an Urban Trauma Center

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Brown, Treg D ^a   Michas, Paul ^a   Williams, Rodrek E ^a   Dawson, Gary ^a   Whitecloud, Thomas S ^a   Barrack, Robert L ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gunshot wounds; Urban trauma center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0031114619     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199704000-00002     Document Type: Article

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