Evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma: Current practice in Taiwan

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-115

  Chong, C F ^a   Wang, T L ^a   Chang, H ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; TAIWAN; VICTIM;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TAIWAN; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 13844256653     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.007328     Document Type: Review

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