Thoracoscopy in chest trauma: An update

Trauma

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-117

  Leppäniemi, Ari k ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

chest injury; haemothorax; thoracic trauma; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034904893     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146040860100300205     Document Type: Article

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