Do We Need Neurosurgical Coverage in the Trauma Center?

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue , 2006, Pages 213-221

  Esposito, Thomas J ^a   Luchette, Fred A ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEUROSURGERY; REGISTER; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750433915     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2006.06.002     Document Type: Review

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