Cervical spine injury in low-impact blunt trauma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-129

  Roberge, Raymond J ^a   Samuels, John R ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Injury; Low impact blunt trauma; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE DENSITY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032997921     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90042-6     Document Type: Article

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