Blunt abdominal trauma: The role of emergent sonography and a review of the literature

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 897-903

  McGahan, John P ^a   Richards, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ALGORITHM; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032750656     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.4.10587118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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