Has the trauma surgeon become house staff for the surgical subspecialist?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 732-737

  Ciesla, David J ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^b   Cothren, C Clay ^b   Johnson, Jeffery L ^b   Burch, Jon M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Emergency surgeon; Trauma surgeon

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SURGEON; THORAX; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REGISTRIES; SURGERY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845217725     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.035     Document Type: Article

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