A prospective study of blunt abdominal trauma at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-168

  Asuquo, Maurice E ^a   Etiuma, Anietimfon U ^a   Bassey, Okon O ^a   Ugare, Gabriel ^a   Ngim, Ogbu ^a   Agbor, Cyril ^a   Ikpeme, Anthonia ^a   Ndifon, Wilfred ^a  

^a University of Calabar Teaching Hospital   (Niger)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Non operative management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951786938     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-009-9104-2     Document Type: Article

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