Hollow visceral injury and blunt trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-78

  Allen, Gary S ^a   Moore, Frederick A ^a   Cox, Charles S ^b   Wilson, Jason T ^a   Cohn, Joseph M ^a   Duke, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Hollow viscus injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031839882     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199807000-00014     Document Type: Article

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