Principles of war surgery: current concepts and future perspectives

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-489

  Sakorafas, George H ^a   Peros, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETANUS TOXOID;

AIRWAY; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND CLOSURE;

FORECASTING; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; SURGERY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41849136815     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.05.009     Document Type: Review

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