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The trauma room: a “one-stop shop” for diagnosis and treatment?
  1. P Hilbert,
  2. K zur Nieden,
  3. R Koch,
  4. R Stuttman
  1. BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Halle/Saale, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
 P Hilbert
 BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Merseburgerstr 165, Halle/Saale 06112, Germany;dr.peterhilbert{at}web.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.038554

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    • Competing interests: None declared.