Is there still a benefit to operate appendiceal abscess on board French nuclear submarines?

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 874-877

  Hornez, Emmanuel ^a   Gellie, Gabriel ^b   Entine, Fabrice ^b   Ottomani, Sebastien ^a   Monchal, Tristan ^a   Meusnier, François ^a   Platel, Jean Philippe ^a   De Carbonnieres, Hubert ^b   Thouard, Heme ^a  

^a Sainte Anne's Military Hospital   (France)

^b Health Service of the Armies   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PASTEURELLA; RUPTURE; SOLDIER;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CARBAPENEMS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PASTEURELLA; RUPTURE; SUBMARINE MEDICINE;

EID: 77949351842     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-00-1509     Document Type: Article

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