Rational Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Traumatic Simple Wounds
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Kim, Jae Eun
(Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Suh, Joo Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) Choi, Yoon Hee (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Eulji University) Bae, Hyun A (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) Jung, Jin Hee (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) Eo, Eun Kyung (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) Cheon, Young Jin (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) Jung, Koo Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) |
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