The revisit of 2004 tsunami in Thailand: Characteristics of wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-19

  Prasartritha, Thavat ^a   Tungsiripat, Rachata ^a   Warachit, Pairoj ^b  

^a LERDSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

2004 Tsunami; Characteristics of wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISASTER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDICS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; TSUNAMI; WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 40749104222     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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