Study of the severity of musculoskeletal injuries and triage during the 2005 Pakistan earthquake

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1443-1447

  Awais, Syed ^a   Saeed, Ayesha ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMPUTATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881244006     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-2013-3     Document Type: Article

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