Trauma-associated dissection of the thoracic aorta

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 626-629

  Perchinsky, Michael ^a   Gin, Kenneth ^b   Mayo, John R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031661639     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199809000-00040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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