Penetrating neck trauma: Lack of universal reporting guidelines

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 222-225

  Atta, Hussein M ^a,b   Walker, Mark L ^a  

^a GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GUNSHOT INJURY; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REGISTER; STAB WOUND; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0031834513     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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