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A memorable patient: Long term follow up

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Doherty, R.·1999·BMJ

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In 1968,although an obstetrician by training, I was appointed as general surgeon to a mobile surgical team embarked in the aircraft carrier Eagle to provide cover for the naval task group covering the withdrawal from Aden. This eccentric appointment arose from a temporary shortage of available surgical specialists and was a cause of some amusement on board and some concern on my part. I was not reassured to hear that, in the second world war, the United States marine corps had recruited several obstetricians who were unwanted by the other services and found them to have the best battlefield mortality figures, since they were well used to working fast in a welter of blood. A further complication was …

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Authors
Doherty, R.
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1999-01-23
Volume
318
Issue
7178
Pages
233-233
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
OpenAlex
W1516337467
Cited by
680
References
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FWCI
600.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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