Intestinal injuries missed by computed tomography

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 1-7

  Sherck, John P ^a   Oakes, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0025139789     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199001000-00001     Document Type: Article

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