Predictors of outcome in blunt diaphragm rupture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 484-487

  Brasel, K J ^a   Borgstrom, D C ^a,c   Meyer, P ^b   Weigelt, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt diaphragm rupture; Outcomes; Predictive models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029816494     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199609000-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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