Pattern of firearm injury and outcome

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-145

  Memon, Aijaz A ^a   Bhutto, Afsar Ali ^a   Shaikh, Ghulam Shabir ^a   Jokhio, Amanullah ^a   Soomro, Quratul Ain ^b  

^a Chandka Medical College Hospital Shaheed Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana   (Pakistan)

^b CMC ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Firearm injury; Outcomes; Pattern

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LUNG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; TUBE;

EID: 76749139475     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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