Nonoperative trauma management: Has the pendulum swung too far? The distinguished Dr. William Matory lecture

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 964-968

  Britt, L D ^a   Cole, Frederic J ^b   Collins, Jay N ^b   Weireter Jr , Leonard J ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Trauma management

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY;

HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0142063008     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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