Associated head injury should not prevent nonoperative management of spleen or liver injury in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 471-475

  Keller, Martin S ^a   Sartorelli, Kennith H ^a   Vane, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029845249     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199609000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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