Management of blunt liver trauma in a tertiary referral centre

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-321

  Coughlin, P A ^a   Stringer, M D ^a   Lodge, J P A ^a   Pollard, S G ^a   Prasad, K R ^a   Toogood, G J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LACERATION; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 1642273837     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4410     Document Type: Conference Paper

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