Should trauma surgeons do general surgery?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-438

  Spain, David A ^a,b   Richardson, J David ^a   Carrillo, Eddy H ^a   Miller, Frank B ^a   Wilson, Mark A ^a   Polk, Hiram C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034070988     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200003000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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