Arterial bleeding diagnosed by CT in hemodynamically stable victims of blunt trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-252

  DiGiacomo, J Christopher ^a   McGonigal, Michael D ^b   Haskal, Ziv J ^a   Audu, Paul B ^c   Schwab, C William ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Ramsey Clinic   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030065817     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00012     Document Type: Article

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