Clinical analysis of the utility of repeat computed tomographic scan before discharge in blunt hepatic injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 821-824

  Ciraulo, David L ^a   Nikkanen, Heikki E ^a   Palter, Marc ^a   Markowitz, Stuart ^a   Gabram, Sheryl ^a   Cowell, Vemon ^a   Luk, Stephen ^a   Jacobs, Lenworth ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029843380     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199611000-00009     Document Type: Article

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