Management of severe trauma in intensive care units and surgical wards

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 416-419

  Duke, Graeme J ^a   Morley, Peter T ^b   Cooper, D James ^c   McDermott, Francis T ^c   Cordner, Stephen M ^d   Tremayne, Ann B ^d  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Consultative Comm Rd Traffic F ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL WARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033519193     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127815.x     Document Type: Article

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