Seat-belt syndrome revisited

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 573-575

  Thompson, N S ^a,b   Date, R ^a,b   Charlwood, A P ^a,b   Adair, I V ^a,b   Clements, Wdb ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HARRINGTON INSTRUMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNUM; LACERATION; LAPAROTOMY; LIMB MOVEMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MESENTERY DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPINE INJURY; SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNAL DISEASES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034766280     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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