A 30-year-old Woman with Acute Leg Pain

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-253

  Spiro, Mike ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THIGH; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THIGH;

EID: 79955617675     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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