Blast injury: A case study

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Housden, Steven ^a  

^a Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; BLAST INJURIES; EMERGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; WAR;

EID: 84862638860     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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