Cervical spine injury in the very elderly

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 287-291

  Ngo, B ^a   Hoffman, J R ^a   Mower, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Elderly; Injury; Radiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033695710     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011843     Document Type: Article

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