The future of trauma surgery - A perspective

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 663-667

  Shackford, Steven R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CAREER CHOICE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURGERY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 17844392881     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000159704.96037.63     Document Type: Review

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