The impact of violent injuries on an NHS plastic surgery unit

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 355-357

  Thornton, D J A ^a,b   Timmons, Michael J ^a   Majumder, S ^a,c   Kranidhiotis, N M ^a,d  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injuries; Plastic surgery; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUNSHOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0141495982     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403769162503     Document Type: Article

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