Civilian landmine injuries in Sri Lanka

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 735-739

  Meade, Peter ^a,c   Mirocha, James ^b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Injuries; Landmine; War; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; BATTLE INJURY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0034002017     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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