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Mass Casualties: Urologic Aspects of Triage and Definitive Management

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Contemporary history is unfortunately associated with pandemic civilian disasters that have made the concept of mass casualty events highly and painfully relevant for all medical and surgical specialties.

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  1. Department of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Ramat-Gan, Israel

    A. Nadu MD, N. D. Kitrey MD & Y. Mor MD

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  1. Department of Urology, Heidelberg University, Medical School, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Markus Hohenfellner MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Detroit Receiving Hospital, 4160 John R., Suite 1017, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Richard A. Santucci MD (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor) (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor)

  3. Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4160 John R., Suite 1017, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Richard A. Santucci MD (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor) (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor)

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Nadu, A., Kitrey, N.D., Mor, Y. (2007). Mass Casualties: Urologic Aspects of Triage and Definitive Management. In: Hohenfellner, M., Santucci, R.A. (eds) Emergencies in Urology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48605-3_17

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