Seat-belt-related injuries to the supra-aortic arteries

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-115

  Illuminati, Giulio ^a,b   Calio, F G ^a   Bertagni, A ^a   Mangialardi, N ^a   Martinelli, V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Injury; Seat belts; Subclavian artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; STROKE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AORTOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEAT BELTS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 0032803060     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439950141920     Document Type: Article

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