Significance of a widened mediastinum in blunt chest trauma patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1296-1301

  Sriussadaporn, Suvit ^a   Benjacholamas, Vichai ^a   Luengtaviboon, Kittichai ^a   Singhatanadgige, Seri ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aortography; Blunt Chest Trauma; Traumatic Rupture of the Aorta; Widened Mediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; THORACIC INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034330953     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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