Blunt abdominal trauma in children: Risks of nonoperative treatment

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1169-1174

  Sjövall, Annika ^a,b   Hirsch, Karin ^a,b  

^a Karolinska/S:t Görans Hospital ^*

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Nonoperative treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

EID: 0030661742     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90676-X     Document Type: Article

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