Recognizing, scoring, and predicting blast injuries

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-53

  Cernak, Ibolja ^a   Savic, Jovan ^a   Zunic, Gordana ^a   Pejnovic, Nada ^a   Jovanikic, Olivera ^a   Stepic, Vladislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOKINE; ICOSANOID; INTERLEUKIN 1; PROSTACYCLIN; THROMBOXANE A2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; BLAST INJURY; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RED CROSS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032889277     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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