The neglect of trauma surgery

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7545, 2006, Pages 805-806

  Tai, Nigel R M ^a   Ryan, James M ^b   Cheshire, Leonard ^b   Brooks, Adam J ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; THORACOTOMY; TRAUMATOLOGY; EDUCATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33645821033     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.805     Document Type: Editorial

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