Ten common myths of ballistic injuries

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 251-259

  Powers, David B ^a   Robertson, O Bailey ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLET; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; TISSUE INJURY; VELOCITY;

EID: 22644431632     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2005.05.001     Document Type: Review

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