Extremity injuries in children resulting from the 1999 Marmara earthquake: An epidemiologic study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 288-291

  Sarisözen, Bartu ^a   Durak, Kemal ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Crush syndrome; Earthquake; Extremity injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARTHQUAKE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0043173657     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200307000-00010     Document Type: Article

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