Surgical and medical emergencies on board European aircraft: A retrospective study of 10189 cases

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sand, Michael ^a   Bechara, Falk Georges ^a   Sand, Daniel ^b   Mann, Benno ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPACE FLIGHT; SYNCOPE; THROMBOSIS; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; SURGERY;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 60849129120     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7690     Document Type: Article

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