Actual diagnostic strategies in blunt abdominal trauma

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 64-74

  Broos, Paul L O ^a   Gutermann, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Diagnostic procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER INJURY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY;

EID: 0036235110     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-002-1155-6     Document Type: Review

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