Unburying the facts about avalanche victim pathophysiology

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Radwin, Martin I ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; AVALANCHE; BRAIN EDEMA; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG EDEMA; OXYGEN TENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOCK; VICTIM; WEATHER;

EID: 41149120079     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-ED-148.1     Document Type: Editorial

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