The 2004 Fitts Lecture: Current perspective on combat casualty care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 990-1002

  Holcomb, John B ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARM INJURY; BATTLE INJURY; BURN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEG INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; WAR;

FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 30044440144     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000188010.65920.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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