Emergency department evaluation and treatment of hand injuries

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 793-822

  Harrison, B P ^a   Hilliard, M W ^a  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PARONYCHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SURGERY; THUMB INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032734054     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70098-5     Document Type: Article

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