International Emergency Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 99-108 , April 2010

Thoracic and neck trauma. Part two

  • Caesar Ursic, MD (Trauma Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Kate Curtis, RN, Phd (Clin. A/Prof)

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Sydney, Clinical Nurse Consultant Trauma, St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +612 91133499/2686; fax: +612 91133974.

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International Emergency Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 99-108 , April 2010

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