Thoracic firearm injuries in children: Management and analysis of prognostic factors

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 888-893

  Eren, Sevval ^a,b   Balci, Akin Eraslan ^a   Ulku, Refik ^a   Cakir, Omer ^a   Eren, M Nesimi ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Injury severity score; Thoracic firearm injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; BLAST INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0038048072     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00143-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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