The incidence of splenectomy is decreasing: Lessons learned from trauma experience

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-486

  Rose, Amy T ^a   Newman, Martin I ^a   Debelak, Jacob ^a   Wright Pinson, C ^a   Morris Jr , John A ^a   Harley, David D ^a   Chapman, William C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 0034103454     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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