Digital rectal examination for trauma: Does every patient need one?

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 438-441

  Porter, John M ^a   Ursic, Caesar M ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035345719     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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