Epidemiological study of patients with penetrating abdominal trauma in Tehran-Iran

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-308

  Baradaran, H ^a   Salimi, Javad ^a   Nassaji Zavareh, M ^a   Khaji, A ^a   Rabbani, A ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abdominal injury; Mortality; Penetrating trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STAB WOUND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VICTIM;

EID: 36248985168     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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