Honoring the admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer's syndrome

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 146-151

  Adams, Bruce D ^a   Sebastian, B M ^a   Carter, J ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 228th Combat Support Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's syndrome; Herman Boerhaave; Historical; Jan Gerrit van Wassenaer; Resuscitation; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOERHAAVE VAN WASSENAER SYNDROME; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIST; SEPSIS; WAR;

EPONYMS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PORTRAITS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33646790828     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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