“Reality rarely looks like the guidelines”: a qualitative study of the challenges hospital-based physicians encounter in war wound management

Abstract Background Globally, armed conflict is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity. The treatment of war-associated injuries is largely experience-based. Evidence is weak due to difficulty in conducting medical research in war settings. A qualitative method could provide insight into the...

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Main Authors: Andreas Älgå, Karin Karlow Herzog, Murad Alrawashdeh, Sidney Wong, Hamidreza Khankeh, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-018-0517-y