Rupture of the aorta following road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom 1992-1999. The results of the co-operative crash injury study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-148

  Richens, D ^a   Kotidis, K ^a   Neale, M ^b   Oakley, C ^b   Fails, A ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic rupture; Blunt trauma

Indexed keywords

AORTA RUPTURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEATBELT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR BAGS; AORTIC RUPTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037310641     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00720-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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