Group a streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis: Reducing the risk of unwarranted litigation [8]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 578-579

  Mulla, Zuber D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

CELLULITIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROENTERITIS; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; LAW SUIT; LETTER; MALPRACTICE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE INJURY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF MEDICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TIME; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALPRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 22444431558     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.12.016     Document Type: Letter

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