Pulmonary contusion: Are children different?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-233

  Allen, Gary S ^a   Cox Jr , Charles S ^a   Moore, Frederick A ^a   Duke, James H ^a   Andrassy, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030880991     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(97)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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