Acute tension diaphragmatic herniation: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 698-700

  Murray, J ^a,b   Demetriades, D ^a   Ashton, K ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Co Univ S CA Med C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030664770     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00024     Document Type: Article

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