title: Staring back down the barrel: the evolution of the treatment of thoracic gunshot wounds from the discovery of gunpowder to World War II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033-4535, USA. jjd3c@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DuBose
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
mesh_terms: D047831:American Civil War; D005060:Europe; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States; D047828:World War I; D047789:World War II; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents