Abdominal war wounds - Experiences from Red Cross field hospitals

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Leppäniemi, Ari K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MORTALITY; RED CROSS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAMBODIA; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; KENYA; LAPAROTOMY; PAKISTAN; RED CROSS; THAILAND; WAR;

EID: 22244460465     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-2065-z     Document Type: Review

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