Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries in infants and children: Imaging findings

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 471-479

  Koplewitz, Benjamin Z ^a,b   Ramos, Carmen ^a   Manson, David E ^a   Babyn, Paul S ^a   Ein, Sigmund H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MESENTERY DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033933442     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470000242     Document Type: Article

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