What's new in general surgery: Trauma and critical care

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 335-351

  Hoyt, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRWAY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GENDER; GENERAL SURGERY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SHOCK; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 0036197587     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)01184-X     Document Type: Article

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