Traumatic sternal fracture: Outcome following admission to a Thoracic Surgical Unit

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 924-927

  Velissaris, T ^a   Tang, A T M ^a   Patel, A ^a   Khallifa, K ^a   Weeden, D F ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; BONE INJURY; BONE PAIN; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242551440     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00415-1     Document Type: Article

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