Occupant- and collision-related risk factors for blunt thoracic aorta injury

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 655-662

  McGwin, Gerald ^a,b   Metzger, Jesse ^a,b   Moran, Stephan G ^a,b   Rue, Loring W ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt thoracic aortic injury; Collision characteristics; Epidemiology; Motor vehicle collision; Occupant characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; THORACIC AORTA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0038408990     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000055548.84109.C2     Document Type: Article

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