Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 715-716

  Tsai, Kuen Jang ^a,b   Huang, Ying C ^a  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032891284     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199904000-00027     Document Type: Article

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