Improving outcomes in emergency surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bergenfelz, A ^a   Soreide K ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; NOTE; STANDARD; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890512860     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9347     Document Type: Note

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