Clinical diagnosis versus autopsy findings in polytrauma fatalities

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Buschmann, Claas T ^a   Gahr, Patrick ^a   Tsokos, Michael ^a   Ertel, Wolfgang ^a   Fakler, Johannes K ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Hospital for Special Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958135084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-55     Document Type: Article

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