Pulmonary air leaks resulting from outdoor sports. A clinical series and literature review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-520

  Kizer, Kenneth W ^a,b   MacQuarrie, Michael B ^a  

^a Tahoe Forest Hospital   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032815998     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270041801     Document Type: Review

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