Delay in diagnosis of hollow viscus injuries: Effect on outcome

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-298

  Niederee, Mark J ^a   Byrnes, Matthew C ^a   Helmer, Stephen D ^a,b   Smith, R Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Via Christi Regional Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037639136     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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