The injury impairment scale in pelvic and lower limb fractures sustained in road traffic accidents

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-110

  Massoud, S N ^a,b   Wallace, W A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b FRCSI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030069504     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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