Lack of emergency hand surgery: Discrepancy between elective and emergency hand care

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-517

  Mueller, Melissa A ^a   Zaydfudim, Victor ^a   Sexton, Kevin W ^a   Shack, R Bruce ^a   Thayer, Wesley P ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency hand care; emergency hand surgery; hand surgery; on call coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84860743964     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31823b6a35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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