ED patient estimation of blood loss

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 709-711

  Strote, Jared ^a   Mayo, Monique ^b   Townes, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BUILDING; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649993701     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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