Bilateral cervical rib fracture secondary to blunt trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-158

  Ovadia, Philip ^a   Szewczyk, Damien ^a   Rabinovici, Reuven ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030832259     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199707000-00040     Document Type: Article

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