Medical consequences of terrorism: The conventional weapon threat

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1537-1552

  Stein, M ^a   Hirshberg, A ^a  

^a NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIME; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DISASTER; EAR INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

EID: 0032731960     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70091-8     Document Type: Article

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