Primary computed tomography survey for major trauma

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1377-1378

  Chan, O ^a  

^a London Independent Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MORTALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REGIONALIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WHOLE BODY CT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249114909     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6881     Document Type: Short Survey

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