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Original Research Articles

Paediatric trauma on the Last Frontier: an 11-year review of injury mechanisms, high-risk injury patterns and outcomes in Alaskan children

Christopher W. SnyderDepartment of Surgery 6th Medical Group, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL, USA;Department of Surgery The Children's Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, AK, USA;Division of Acute Care SurgeryUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Oliver J. MuenstererDivision of Paediatric SurgeryThe Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Frank SaccoDepartment of Surgery, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK, USA
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Shawn D. SaffordDivision of Paediatric Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
Article: 25066 | Received 30 May 2014, Accepted 08 Jul 2014, Published online: 06 Aug 2014

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