Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 9 , Pages 384-386 , September 2008

Anaesthetic priorities in pre- hospital trauma care

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.07.008

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 9 , Pages 384-386 , September 2008