Published in South Med J on February 01, 2003
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The majority of US combat casualty soft-tissue wounds are not infected or colonized upon arrival or during treatment at a continental US military medical facility. Am J Surg (2010) 1.01
Medical marijuana: a survey of teenagers and their parents. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2003) 1.00
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Complete esophageal diversion: a simplified, easily reversible technique. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 0.77
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Selective two-stage basilic and cephalic vein transpositions can significantly improve the rate of fistula construction. Int J Angiol (2009) 0.75
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Structured Teaching of Early Pregnancy Loss Counseling. Obstet Gynecol (2015) 0.75
Relation of fatigue with alexithymia and depression in psychiatric outpatients. Percept Mot Skills (2007) 0.75
Combat Wound Initiative program. Mil Med (2010) 0.75
Effect of preoperative incentive spirometry patient education on patient outcomes in the knee and hip joint replacement population. J Perianesth Nurs (2014) 0.75
A pragmatic and successful approach to treating nonsmall-cell lung carcinoma. AORN J (2004) 0.75
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Crisis management of a hemorrhagic emergency in the OR. AORN J (2014) 0.75
Multimodality treatment for esophageal malignancy: the roles of surgery and neoadjuvant therapy. Am Surg (2009) 0.75
Combat surgeon readiness: Partnering during war and peace. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2016) 0.75
Attribution of cause by patients with depression, anxiety, and alexithymia. Psychol Rep (2004) 0.75
Judicious antibiotic use for purulent rhinorrhea: do pediatric infectious disease specialists practice what they preach? Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2003) 0.75
Are pediatricians adhering to principles of judicious antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections? South Med J (2002) 0.75
Defining competency in high-performance teams. AORN J (2011) 0.75
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The laterality of the surgical correction of forefoot pathology. J Foot Ankle Surg (2009) 0.75
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Ratio-driven resuscitation predicts early fascial closure in the combat wounded. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2015) 0.75
Pressure-Specifying Sensory Device: quantitative sensory measurement in the oral cavity and oropharynx of normal adults. Ear Nose Throat J (2003) 0.75
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