Current Problems in Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 13-85 , January 2007

Neck Injuries

  • Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Ali Salim, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Carlos Brown, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Matthew Martin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Instructor in Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Peter Rhee, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Surgery and Molecular Cellular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2006.10.004

Current Problems in Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 13-85 , January 2007

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