Effect of an institutional policy of nonoperative treatment of grades I to IV renal injuries

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1751-1753

  Hammer, Clarisa C ^a   Santucci, Richard A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematuria; Kidney; Nephrectomy; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037405445     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000056186.77495.c8     Document Type: Article

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