Splenic injury in side impact motor vehicle collisions: effect of occupant restraints

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 340-345

  Reiff, Donald A ^a,b   McGwin, Gerald ^a,b   Rue, Loring W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAMPLING; SEATBELT; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0034875721     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00020     Document Type: Article

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