Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in children with blunt abdominal trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 902-906

  Coley, Brian D ^a   Mutabagani, Khaled H ^b   Martin, Lisa C ^a   Zumberge, Nicholas ^b   Cooney, Donald R ^b   Caniano, Donna A ^b   Besner, Gail E ^b   Groner, Jonathan I ^b   Shiels II, William E ^a  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Pediatric; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0033920293     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200005000-00014     Document Type: Article

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