The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 728-733 , December 2007

The utility of focused abdominal ultrasound in blunt abdominal trauma: a reappraisal

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Rancho Mirage, CA, March 25–29, 2007

Received 5 July 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00702-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.012

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 728-733 , December 2007

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