Epidemiological burden of minor, major and fatal trauma in a national injury pyramid

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 114-120

  Polinder, S ^a   Haagsma, J A ^a   Toet, H ^b   Van Beeck, E F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b National Reference Laboratory   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84555178229     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7708     Document Type: Article

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