A preliminary analysis of aortic injuries in lateral impacts

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-269

  Franklyn, Melanie ^a   Fitzharris, Michael ^a   Fildes, Brian ^a   Yang, King ^b   Frampton, Richard ^c   Morris, Andrew ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Lateral Impact; Side Impact; Statistics; Thorax; Traumatic Ruptures of the Aorta

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AORTA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141538264     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580309883     Document Type: Article

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