Hair-tourniquet syndrome-multiple toes and bilaterality

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 191-192

  Mackey, Simon ^a   Hettiaratchy, Shehan ^a   Dickinson, John ^a  

^a WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency; Hair tourniquet; Ischaemia; Keywords; Toe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; TOE; VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; TOES;

EID: 32944470732     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200508000-00009     Document Type: Article

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