Pediatric trauma: experience of a combat support hospital in Iraq

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 207-210

  McGuigan, Rebecca ^a   Spinella, Philip C ^b   Beekley, Alec ^c   Sebesta, James ^c   Perkins, Jeremy ^d   Grathwohl, Kurt ^b   Azarow, Kenneth ^c  

^a MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Civilian trauma; Pediatric injury; Pediatric trauma; Wartime

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CELIOTOMY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DATA BASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAQ; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845939582     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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