Scaphoid fracture detection in a military population: A standardized approach for medical referral

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 404-408

  Burtis, Michael T ^a   Faillace, John ^b   Martin, Leslie F ^c   Hermenau, Shawn ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SOLDIER; STANDARDIZATION; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 33646591218     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.5.404     Document Type: Article

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