Risk of late perforation in intestinal contusions caused by explosive blast

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1298-1303

  Cripps, N P J ^a,b   Cooper, G J ^a  

^a Med Countermeasures Chem Biol D   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLAST INJURIES; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

EID: 0030848389     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840929     Document Type: Article

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