Current imaging technology and trauma: Has the secondary survey been superceded?

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 505-506

  Civil, I D S ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; TECHNOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41149124310     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.02.031     Document Type: Editorial

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