Three decades (1978-2008) of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS™) practice revised and evidence revisited

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Søreide, Kjetil ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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EID: 63549133756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-16-19     Document Type: Note

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