Management of mass casualty burn disasters

International Journal of Disaster Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 114-129

  Cancio, Leopoldo C ^a   Pruitt, Basil A ^b  

^a US Army Institute of Surgical Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 85008455744     PISSN: 15031438     EISSN: 16513037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15031430510034640     Document Type: Review

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