Has the pendulum swung too far?; The impact of missed abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative management.

Lindsay M. Fairfax; Britton Christmas; Matthew Deaugustinis; Latiffany Gordon; Karen Head; David G. Jacobs; Ronald F. Sing

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Has the pendulum swung too far?; The impact of missed abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative management.

September 16, 2009

Fairfax LM, Christmas B, Deaugustinis M, et al. Am Surg. 2009;75(7):558-63; discussion 563-4.

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