Acute care surgery from the orthopedic surgeon's perspective: A lost opportunity

Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-320

  Vrahas, Mark S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE CARE SURGERY; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TRAINING; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33847707750     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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